A CHARGED comment by Alliance For Change (AFC) activist Mark Ross, has drawn ire and stirred some degree of concern in the political arena. Ross yesterday commented on the death of a Finance Ministry official, following an accident in the Rupununi, saying: “Awww. I am waiting for similar news of ‘Rumotar’ and his escorts.”
Politicos contend that Ross’s expression of his desire to see the death of a sitting Head of State is both troubling and, with elections in the air, politically insensitive.

Ross has been vocal on social media expressing his dissatisfaction with the current Administration, which observers agree is his right. However, to publicly comment on the expectation of President Donald Ramotar’s death is being seen as taking dissatisfaction one step too far.
During the 2011 elections campaign season, there were similar social media commentaries that stirred concern, one in particular that threatened violence if the incumbent party was re-elected to office.