Amid accusations that he had not criticised the party while he was in it, former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran has released excerpts of a March 2006 presentation at Freedom House in which he expressed grave concern about the security situation in the country and the need for multiple views on matters of public interest.
In his column in the last Sunday Stabroek, Ramkarran noted that critics in and out of the PPP have accused him of only recently finding his voice. He cited a ‘source’ in a newspaper (a reference to the Guyana Times) which promotes (former President) Dr (Bharrat) Jagdeo, whose identity can be easily discerned, and more recently PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee in his letter on April 3 in SN, in defence of Jagdeo. Ramkarran contended that Rohee’s letter did not say a word
