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T & T PM: We will not be intimidated
(November 05, 2012)
A day after thousands marched through the streets of Port-of-Spain demanding the removal of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and National Security Minister Jack Warner, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar had this to say to supporters, “Let not your hearts be troubled.”
Delivering remarks at the Siparia Women’s Association 15th Divali celebrations at her constituency office in Penal on Saturday night, Persad-Bisssesar sought to dispel any doubt about the stability of the People’s Partnership Government.
Friday’s march in Port-of-Spain, titled In Defence of Our Democracy, was attended by groups comprising Fitun, including the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union, the Estate Police Association, Fire Services Association, Prisons Officers Association, Wallerfield Farmers Association, the Arima Maxi Taxi Association, Disabled People’s International, the Artistes Coalition, the CWU, Fixin’ T&T, the Opposition and the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ)
Steering clear of the marchers’ demand for the removal Ramlogan and Warner, she instead praised all her government ministers, including Ramlogan who was one of the ministers at the function. Warner was not present.
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Wishing Mother Lakshmi blessing on everyone, Persad-Bisssesar said, “May you continue to grow from strength to strength and know this always, you gave us a mandate for five years and we of the government will make sure to honour that mandate for the full five years. “We are not afraid. We will not be deterred. We will not be intimidated. We will do what is right when it is right.”
She said when issues arise, the Government would be guided by the divine light. For the next two and half years, the Prime Minister said, “I give you this assurance when wrong comes to light I will deal with it and when right comes to light I will praise it.
“So my members of my government here tonight, I praise each and every one of them who have come and those who had other engagements...give them a good Siparia/Penal round of applause,” she said. “And may I repeat, let not your hearts be troubled. We have gone through some rough pathways and some rough waters but the ship sails smoothly on. The sails are very strong.”
In his brief greetings, Ramlogan also assured that the country was in safe hands. “The Prime Minister said the ship is in safe hands...I want to say that the ship is in safe and very strong and capable hands,” he said.
“The light of deya to me symbolises the light of justice and that light of justice will shine brightly under leadership of Kamla Persad-Bissessar and all those who are guilty of injustice, Lakshmi Mata will give us the strength to bring them to justice.”