Next political battle is the Marriage Act

Remember, this is TT where political face-saving is an essential ingredient in order to move the country forward.

The next political barbed wire fence is getting our multi-religious heads to all agree on 18 being the age for marriage. This 18-foot tall fence on the land of Satnarayan Maharaj, head of the Hindu Maha Sabha, is the most difficult one to be climbed.

We have already seen attempts to have the Attorney General practically hung, drawn and quartered regarding compliance with the Marriage Act, yet he is still standing.

In my estimation, if you are not eternally castigated by the opposing forces, you are not a good Attorney General. Undeterred by an ever widening range of insults from lesser mortals, Faris Al-Rawi remains smiling and hoping to get Maharaj to say yes.

Early evidence of Maharaj’s considerable power is the fact that certain Hindu schools did not take part in the National Carnival Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca Monarch Competition. Popular topics included the age of consent in the Hindu Marriage Act.

An epic battle of traditional Hindu religion proportions awaits us when the House resumes sitting after the Carnival.

Prepare to watch the illustrious Attorney General bow to the defender of the Hindus, the practically immovable Maharaj. To date, our young, feisty, hard working Attorney General is afraid of nobody and strides over all contenders.

The whiff of pure political bacchanal is very strong indeed.

Maharaj’s barbed wire fence is reputedly tipped in gold and has never been successfully surmounted. Others have tried.

Lynette Joseph Diego Martin