I want to say something about the press conference on Sangeeta Persaud’s mystery death, held to smooth over what is clearly a matter worth looking into. It’s unfortunate that the Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission would choose to make a remark to the effect that persons who know better should not use Sangeeta Persaud’s mystery death to their advantage.
I am concerned about the trustfulness of my brothers and sisters. It is only fair that others would be too. Don’t we have a right to express concern about our fellow brethren? Maybe if we had done this sooner, Sangeeta would still be with us today.
How much more cases do we need before society realises the evil that is being emitted by the hands of some of the so-called Christian leaders? I’m not saying all Pastors are guilty of this. As a matter of fact, I have nothing against the Christian community or its leaders. But when the life of an innocent child is involved I think it’s about time someone raise his/her voice.
The fact of the matter is that we do have some very poor Hindus across this country, who by virtue of their poverty become vulnerable to the missionary zeal.
And one press conference on the girl’s mystery death will not resolve the myriad of issues still awaiting resolution. Let us not forget that the autopsy was inconclusive. It’s clear that if we want to bring closure to this serious problem, we need to bring all the facts to bear upon this situation. One press conference will not bring the matter to conclusion. I believe with other people that there should be an investigation into Sangeeta Persaud’s mystery death.