A story of the most maligned leader and his party!

This month marks the death anniversary of Dr Cheddi Jagan, a man who has fought the good fight for his people, a people’s person. Volumes has been written about the good things this man has done for his country, in the annals of Guyanese History, Cheddi Jagan will forever be etched on the minds of us all.
But was it easy sailing for this Father of our Nation? And the answer is a resounding no! Dr Jagan and by extension the party he formed, became the most maligned party, if I should say, in The Western Hemisphere, all because of the greed of a Co-founder, Con-artist Burnham. He ensured that Dr Jagan nor his party get a foothold in Guyana; or so he mistakenly thought? Burnham, helped by his international allies smeared the name Jagan in every corner in which his influence could grant him the opportunity.
At the same time, brainwashing his supporters to generate a hate for other races; Indians in particular. A case in point, if you should ask those rabidly racist supporters of The PNC why they are so hostile towards Indians, and you would never get a coherent answer. What you will get is a generational curse etched in their DNA Answer, “I don’t like dem people, because dem people don’t like Black People; correction, “Afro-Guyanese.” This is bland answer you will get recurring over and over again.
Dr Jagan was called out to be a racist, he was accused of uttering the Hindi Term “Apaan Jhaat,” and one who would rule Guyana for the Indians alone. That he Cheddi, was just about to sell out to India and the “Co…ies” are going to walk on Blacks who would be slaves to Indians. In fact, that was the reasoning Burnham gave to The International Community then as cause for his rigging of every election held here; just keep the Indians out of power!
Dr Jagan was branded as being corrupt, and just about making Guyana another Soviet Satellite here in The Caribbean. His wife Janet Rosenberg was also accused of being a racist communist, who associated with the Communist Bloc. News spread that The Rosenbergs who were executed by The Americans for being spies for the Russians, was put on Janet as relatives of hers. But the real fact of the matter was, that those Rosenbergs mentioned in the American Witch hunting chapter, had no connection whatsoever with Janet Rosenberg, but this was the sort of misleading information that the PNC fed to us on a daily basis.
Finally, the ultimate was meted out to Cheddi, when himself and his wife were incarcerated, humiliated and disgraced. Burnham, coupled with his American and British Operatives thought that would have been the end of Cheddi, but that was not to be, Dr Jagan was still there, willing and able to help his people again. As a people’s person he was able to lead his people one more time.
Fast forward to The 2000’s and we see the same ruse being tried again, however, this time they are met with the indefatigable Bharrat Jagdeo, like as is said in Creole “Jaggy ain’t going to leh dem juk out he eye while he is alive, dat can only happen if he is dead … Is chop fuh chop.” Dr Jagdeo faces them square on, and this is why he is in the opposition’s Black Book and the most hated politician.
In closing, The PPP/C is not going anywhere, they are here to safeguard democracy and development reaches its full potential. Democracy and development go hand in hand, therefore we need The PPP/C. Guyana is in good hands, long live the legacy of Cheddi Jagan!

Respectfully
Submitted
Neil Adams