Dear Editor,

PLEASE permit me space to respond to a letter captioned “outburst by Pandit Tillack was ridiculous. “Kaieteur News, Wednesday 7, 2016.Firstly, the content of the letter penned is riddled with inaccuracies and is meant to assassinate my character. Mr. Editor, I received a letter “re: Instruction to attend tribunal” on Friday, September 2,2016, from the desk of the national chairman for the universal peace federation Guyana chapter-Hajji Roshan Khan.

The letter stated “Dear Pandit Tillack, you are hereby instructed to present yourself on Monday, September 5,2016,at 16:00 hrs at the Universal Peace Federation(UPF)headquarters/unification church at 256 Thomas Street South Cummingsburg,Georgetown.

This tribunal is for a hearing on the controversial pronouncements you made at the annual prayer ceremony to mark the beginning of Indigenous Heritage Month. The aim of the tribunal is to assess whether you will continue to be a member of the UPF. Failing to attend will result in the immediate termination of your appointment as an “ambassador for peace” under the federation.”

However, to  save myself the drama, since, the local chairman has “NO” authority to do so,I humbly returned the “ambassador for peace” certificate along with the title with the intent to write the UPF headquarters seeking clarification whether the local chairman has the authority  to terminate my appointment when the appointment came under the hand of the founder Rev Dr. Moon. Ambassadors for peace are volunteering their time and service to the UPF for the achievement of the organisation’s objectives. Finally, Mr, Editor, I’m convinced that Mr. Roshan Khan’s letter is also an aggressive response to my action.

Yours truly
Pandit Deodatt Tillack