Dear Editor,
WHAT did the people of Mon Repos have to do with the death of Quindon Bacchus? This was not justice. The attacking and looting of the innocent and their businesses were completely unrelated to the death of Mr Bacchus, and will only cause more chaos.

This onslaught was reminiscent of the mayhem that occurred in our country in 1992, 1997, 2001 and in Cotton Tree in 2020. What happened then was no different than what happened in Mon Repos. Make no mistake, the attack on the Indian-dominated community of Mon Repos was an ethnic one.

And like the past occurrences mentioned, I have no doubt that rogue elements, including political ones, hijacked the protest, resulting in the assault on the people of Mon Repos. I don’t need to call names. The people of Guyana are intelligent enough to deduce. This is a tale we have heard far too many times.

All this will do is rip apart the social fabric of our country and widen the divide even more. So-called news outlets spreading misleading information must be called out and held accountable.

We must also not allow chaos to be incited by known mischief makers, at home or in the diaspora. We must not allow these “wild men” to poison our society any further.

How can we achieve our “One Guyana” when we let fringe elements pit us like animals?

Moreover, we must desist from all racial remarks and other hateful rhetoric on social media platforms such as Facebook. This encompasses racial remarks directed towards both Indo-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese. Hate begets hate and this must end. We must not descend to basal instincts, not in 2022.

Yours faithfully,
Nikhil Sankar