Dear Editor,
If most of the people of this country were asked whom they would be voting for, the most likely answer would be for the presidential candidates of the two main political parties, the PPP or the PNC.
They sometimes also say it would be for the PPP or the PNC respectively. Few know the identity of the person who is their representative in their area or region.
This is of little importance to them, and it has become the voting pattern of nearly most of the population since 1957.
Both Jagan and Burnham were admired by their respective followers so that whatever these two leaders said and did was considered right and proper.
This is especially so in the case of Dr Jagan, who in the view of many of his followers was one of greatest human beings that ever lived.
He has actually been idolized, and it is no wonder that he and his wife’s death anniversaries are commemorated every year by their faithful supporters.
No other Indian political leader has been able to gain this kind of recognition and support from mainly the Indian community.
Editor, according to the political experience of this country, it is quite reasonable to conclude that the successors of the PPP and the PNC are just seen as representatives of their respective parties. I am speaking of the leadership position.
The people are voting for them because of their attachment to the party and not for any other reason really.
A question to be asked is, would the people vote for Mr Jagdeo or Mr Corbin if they left their individual parties and formed their own ones, though they are so popular now. I have a little belief that Mr Corbin may win his seat, but I have doubts that Mr Jagdeo would.
Yours faithfully,
H De Klerk
