Attack on Mon Repos: A tale we have heard before

Dear Editor,
What did the people of Mon Repos have to do with the death of Quindon Bacchus? This is not justice. The attacking and looting of the innocent and their businesses was completely unrelated to the death of Mr. Bacchus, and will only cause more chaos.
This onslaught was reminiscent of the mayhem that occurred in our country in 1992, 1997, 2001, and in Cotton Tree in 2020. What happened then was no different than what happened in Mon Repos.
Make no mistake, the attack on the Indian-dominated community of Mon Repos was an ethnic one. And like the past occurrences mentioned, I have no doubt that rogue elements, hijacked the protest, resulting in the assault on the people of Mon Repos. I don’t need to call names. The people of Guyana are intelligent enough to deduce.
This is a tale we have heard far too many times. All this will do is rip apart the social fabric of our country, and widen the divide even more. So-called news outlets spreading misleading information must be called out, and held accountable.
We also must not allow chaos to be incited by known mischief-makers at home or in the diaspora. Moreover, we must desist from posting any racial remark or other hateful rhetoric on social media platforms like Facebook. This encompasses racial remarks directed towards Indo-Guyanese AND Afro-Guyanese.
Hate begets hate, and this must end. We must not descend to basal instincts. Not in 2022.

Yours faithfully,
Nikhil Sankar