Dear Editor,
MARCH 6 marked 28 years since the passing of the Father of the Nation, former President Dr. Cheddi Jagan.
Dr. Jagan is my personal hero; his life and struggles serving as a guiding light in my own journey. From the son of estate workers, to dental school in the United States, all the way to the halls of the United Nations to present his New Global Human Order, this is a story of sacrifice, struggle and awe-inspiring triumph, all in the mission to serve humanity.

Around this very time, a mere five years ago, the nation would have been subjected to the first “spreadsheet” declaration by Mingo. I was 17 years old then. Many of us waited with bated breath for what was yet to come.
At that moment, I was reminded of Cheddi’s silent pledge at the gravesite of the Enmore Martyrs, and made a vow to advocate for the principles of truth, justice, freedom, prosperity and democracy for all. Let us all commit ourselves to these principles.

Whatever challenges lie ahead in the story of Guyana, let us be reminded of the perennial words of Comrade Cheddi taken from 1961:

“I have never made any secret of my views. I have been thrown out of office. I have been subjected to violence, indignity and jail. I am willing to face these things again, and gladly, in the fight to free my people and aid them. Here I stand. Here I will stand until I die.”
Yours faithfully,
Nikhil Sankar.