Quote:Lawrence Maharaj is an honest man, he went to Panday and told him about corruption . Panday refuse to listen.

Quote:. He did the same to Kamla  .

Quote: Panday was a little corrupt and so what . Every  Govt in Trinidad was corrupt starting with Williams all the way down to Rowley

Quote:ANR was also at the epicentre of another of the country’s most dramatic political crises of the 21st century: the 18-18 tie of the 2001 election. Before breaking the tie, he got both leaders to guarantee him another five-year term, assistance with the preparation of his memoirs, and “whatever else would make him comfortable”. These concessions were not too difficult to secure.



In reality, the tie-breaker was perhaps the most politically costly mistake of his career. Lloyd Best might say he made the “wrong mistake”. The decision split the country between north and south and, worse yet, did so on tribal grounds. Both sides felt deserving of the win. The United National Congress (UNC) argued it got more votes (3.34 per cent) than the PNM, while the PNM countered that it got two more seats than it had done before. In the end, Robinson chose the PNM, citing superior “moral and spiritual values as his point of comparison”. I thus supported Robinson’s decision, arguing the Westminster model did not guarantee that in the event of a “hung parliament” the incumbent would always prevail.

Quote:In  recent comment on the 2001 events, the Prime Minister acknowledged Robinson’s decision inflicted a grave and hurtful wrong upon the Indian community; however, called upon the national society to consider whether the event might not be used as an opportunity to re-examine our constitutional formula. PM advised that the society should “move on”.