The Hindu Society in Tobago has been waiting for ten years but eventually got the land last Tuesday, the day following the People's partnership victory in the General Election.
Rayan Ramoutar, president of the society spoke about the land during Indian Arrival Day celebrations in Tobago on Saturday.
A report in the Trinidad Express quotes (THA) Minority Leader Ashworth Jack as saying that the elevation of Kamla Persad-Bissessar to the post of Prime Minister signifies the the breaking down of racial barriers.
"It says that regardless of how we feel or what we think, there are more persons who believe that we are better together than we are apart," it quoted Jack as saying.
It also quoted THA Chief Secretary Orville London as saying that East Indians arrived, settled and contributed to Tobago and that citizens can learn from the East Indian community, and their forefathers.
"And that same level of resilience, self reliance, commitment and focus that cause them to nurture the kind of environment in which the Kamla Persad-Bissessars of the world could have developed, that those are the qualities we wish to ensure that we retain today," London said.
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