A video recording was released yesterday of Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, Charrandass Persaud verbally abusing a woman in New Delhi in the vilest and most foul language possible on August 1st last year. (See story on page 10.)
Just one viewing of this stomach-churning incident is enough to warrant the immediate recall of Mr Persaud. No one exhibiting the behaviour of the man in the recording should be a member of Guyana’s diplomatic service or anywhere near it. Mr Persaud had been accorded this position more than likely as a result of his voting in favour of the PPP/C in the historic 2018 motion which brought down the APNU+AFC government.
The choice of Mr Persaud for New Delhi was a major mistake. His conduct in this video underlines this. The Government of Guyana will now have the opportunity to make an appropriate appointment and it must offer an apology to the victim of his horrendous and obscene abuse.
