Dear Editor,
I WRITE to express serious concerns about the ways in which the letter sections of newspapers are being used to insinuate political violence in this country. Editor, while the nation has grown uncomfortably accustomed to all manner of misinformation and disinformation in the letter sections, the articulation of ideas of political violence must always be forcefully rejected.

I, therefore, categorically reject and condemn Dr. Henry Jeffrey letter to the editor in which he states “[w]hen a regime becomes ‘undesirable’ elections rigging might be the least of its problems as affected citizens may resort to arms with the loss of thousands of lives” (KN 3,9, 2024).
Jeffrey props up this allusion to political violence by referencing Israel, Northern Ireland, and Sri Lanka.

Every politically literate person in the world knows that these are places with unbelievable levels of violence, including ghastly acts of terrorism.
Editor, the letter under consideration concatenates the said allusion to violence and so-called ‘undesirable’ regimes with a bold face lie when it states that the PPP has engaged in “wholesale elections rigging.”

This man has willfully ignored the findings of the COI into the 2020 elections. I now challenge Dr. Henry Jeffrey to provide evidence for his claims.
The public should know that Henry Jeffrey was a cabinet member in the Jagdeo administration. He was let go for poor performance. Jeffrey took cover under big names like Fareed Zakaria and the late Samuel Huntington.

I can assure him that these political scientists would throw up if they knew how their works have been bastardized by an obscure academic who is attached to a party known for election rigging.
Dr. Randy Persaud
Advisor, Office of the President