Dear Editor,

I have been following articles by Peeping Tom and other letter writers in the Kaieteur News, brainstorming the issue of the proposed presidential candidate for the PPP for the 2011 general election.

The PPP has three seasoned, capable and outstanding gentlemen who are qualified to be good presidential candidates – Donald Ramotar, Ralph Ramkarran and Moses Nagamootoo. To my mind Moses would be the best shot for the PPP and the people of Guyana. He is a political thoroughbred steeled and seasoned in the process of working-class struggle under the watchful eye of Dr Cheddi Jagan, and is the most influential politician and leader within the PPP and Guyana as a whole.

Moses Nagamootoo always stood tall as a tower in Guyana’s struggle for independence and democracy. He would not hesitate to go into areas hostile to the PPP, where stones and rotten eggs were pelted and where his comrades would not go to address public meetings. Moses always spoke on the same platform with Dr Cheddi Jagan on the unity and struggle of the working class in every town and village throughout the length and breadth of Guyana. Moses is loved by the Guyanese and the Guyanese diaspora.

Moses knows and understands Guyana’s political situation and the kind of decision that Dr Cheddi Jagan would make. He is the best candidate to walk in the footsteps of Dr Cheddi Jagan and would keep Dr Jagan’s legacy alive. If the PPP goes to the membership to elect a presidential candidate, Moses Nagamootoo will stand out. Moses has the kind of charisma a president would need to bring the PPP and all opposition forces together to work for the development of Guyana. Guyana needs a President like Moses Nagamootoo more than Moses may need the presidency.

Yours faithfully,
Ravindra Swaroop