FOLLOWING court orders to publicly apologise to the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Executive Secretary Zulficar Mustapha, Executive Member of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya issued a public apology via DTV Channel 8.During the telecast, Ramayya said, “On a television programme titled ‘Issues of the People’, aired on November 19, 2011 on DTV Channel 8, I alleged that Zulficar Mustapha, who was the Regional Chairman for Region 6 at the time and a prominent member of the PPP/C, was corrupt and dishonest.”

“I hereby unreservedly withdraw all imputations made by me about the character, good name and the conduct of Mustapha,” the AFC Executive added.
Ramayya acknowledged the fact that the statements which he made were “wholly unfounded,” as he expressed his deepest regret and sincerest apologies to Mustapha, his family, friends, the Regional Administration in Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) and also the entire PPP/C Administration, for having made the statement and for any embarrassment and inconvenience which could have been caused to Mustapha.
Meanwhile apart from Ramayya, both the owner of the television station, Gregory Rambarran was also slapped with a libel suit in 2012.
During the court hearing the two were represented by AFC Leader and Attorney-at-Law Khemraj Ramjattan while Mustapha was represented by Attorney Adrian Anamaya before Justice Nareshwar Haranand at the New Amsterdam High Court.
The charges claim that Ramayya made libelous claims regarding Mustapha during the height of the elections campaign in 2011. Apart from the public apology Ramayya is also expected to pay the sum of $250,000 to Mustapha, and the politician has said he will donate the money to charity.