PNCR defends Granger over description in US cable

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday defended its Leader, President David Granger over his description in a US diplomatic cable of June 27, 1974, while a GDF Major, as an “anti-East Indian racist”.

In a statement in response to the publication of the contents of the cable in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, the PNCR said that “Granger has dedicated his entire working life to public service and at all times a major pillar of his written works and his personal philosophy has been the pursuit of national unity.”

The PNCR, the major component of APNU, dismissed what it said was the