Jack reiterates support for Kamla

Ramesh L. Maharaj suggested this week that he is standing for the leadership of the United national Congress (UNC) because he is strong and can guard the party against a takeover by other political groups.

In presenting himself as the best of the three contenders for the job he said, "I would not stand idly by and allow the UNC’s political base to be taken over by any other political party. The UNC base cannot be bought, rented or sold."

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He suggested that Persad-Bissessar is not strong enough to resist a takeover and said he warned Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner about that.

In response Warner said, "No one who knows Ms Persad-Bissessar can even remotely suggest or infer that she will ever allow the UNC membership to be absorbed into another Party."

He added that he is "not prepared to offer any suggestion as to what Mr Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj is inferring by his statement and as such I do believe that he is the best person for you to ask."

However, he said, "I am prepared to say that one of the strengths which Ms Persad Bissessar will bring to the UNC when she becomes its Political Leader will be her untiring efforts to unify and strengthen the UNC once again.

"In the present political climate in T&T, she is the only person who has the ability and competence to achieve that with any degree of success."