Dear Editor,
REFERENCE is made to a letter captioned “Order of Democracy awards” (Aug 3) by Shamshun Mohamed.
Several individuals are qualified for the Order of Democracy. The popular writers and political analysts Freddie Kissoon and Dr. Vishnu Bisram, among others, come to mind. The duo deserves the OD not only for their work during the five months election saga but for consistently championing democracy decades earlier. No one has written more than the two in the mass media since the free press was restored in mid 1980s. I can assure readers that Dr. Bisram worked quietly and confidentially convincing key figures (who possessed tremendous influence) in getting GECOM to make the right declaration.
Yours truly,
Doolarchan Hanomansingh
Trinidad and Tobago