December 6, 2020
Kamla Dismisses Fake UNC Letter As Mischief, Urges Party Members To Vote
United National Congress Political Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has condemned a letter making the rounds on social media, which claims that she and political opponent Vasant Bharath have reached an accommodation, essentially nullifying Sunday’s internal party election.
Persad-Bissessar issued a statement clarifying that the document was false, urging members to turn up and vote.
Read her full statement below:
It has come to my attention that a letter purporting to have been drafted by the General Secretary of the UNC claiming that an accommodation has been reached between myself and my opponent for Political Leader, Mr. Vasant Bharath, is currently being circulated on social media.
This letter is completely FAKE and appears to be created by persons attempting to cause confusion among the membership of the UNC who are heading out to the polls today.
I state firmly that there has been no accommodation between myself and Mr. Vasant Bharath and as such, it is the duty of the members to vote for the persons they believe are best qualified to fill the positions on the National Executive.
This letter is nothing more than a last minute distraction meant to create anxiety in the minds of our members in the hopes that Mr. Bharath might gain a few more votes.
It is my view that the UNC membership is, and always has been, savvy enough to ignore these types of diversionary tactics.
At the end of the day, I expect that my slate will emerge victorious despite the petty games and underhanded tactics being utilised by my opponents.
I urge our UNC members to go out and Vote for the STAR team, and re-elect me, Kamla Persad Bissessar, as your Political Leader, and together we will continue the hard work and the journey back into government.
That being said, I also ask that persons cease and desist from publishing or sharing of this fake letter and I reserve the right to engage legal pursuits against any entity caught doing so.