The Prime Minister & his Feelings

At long last we have the secret feelings of our Prime Minister revealed. He never trusts anyone; and this is his nature. At a recent Divali celebrations where he was the chief guest Dr Navin Ramgoolam is reported to have said:" Je n'ai confiance en aucun de mes ministres ! "

Dr Ramgoolam was speaking at a ceremony organised at the Arya Bhawan in Port Louis on the occasion of the Divali festival and to celebrate the Maharishi Dayanand Nirvana Divas. The main theme of the speech of the Prime minister was focused on the need to fight ignorance and respect our neighbours.


Of divali, he said, " It is an occasion to express our feelings of sharing and solidarity. It is not only a question of lighting lamps and sharing cakes. We should understand that, the return of Rama from his 14-year exile was symbolic of the importance of the given word, the need to preserve one's dignity and honour. The fight of good against evil is also a fight within ourselves, a fight against our basic impulses and the need for self improvement." (Le Matinal Monday 5th.07).

 

Our Prime Minister chose that special occasion to make known to the citizens of Mauritius that he does not trust even his own cabinet ministers. His father, a great political leader, often described as the Father of the Nation, has apparently taught him not to trust his political colleagues. In the midst of darkness he is preaching light; he is prepared to preserve his own dignity and honour by not trusting his own ministers. He cannot trust the opposition leaders; now he has no trust and confidence in the people forming his own party. It is good that he himself has realised his weaknesses: “the fight against our basic impulses and the need for self-improvement.” A man who can admit to this state of his feelings and is in need of self-analysis, psychotherapy, will definitely recover and lead his people to victory.

 

This divali occasion has brought him face to face with his true self. Having reached this stage of self discovery, everyone would hope that he will be able now to work even with his political opponents let alone his own ministers. This is indeed the mark of a great statesman. His ministers will now have a better understanding of their leader. Those who are wayward, inconsistent and unwilling to be open with him will have to leave of their own accord or be prepared to change their tactics and behaviour. They must learn from their leader and be even prepared to undergo some deep psychotherapy for their own good.

 

 

The Prime Minister is willing to fight ignorance within for self-improvement. He is leading by example. Are his ministers and even the leaders from the opposition parties ready to follow suit? He had a good word to say about Nando Bodha’s behaviour in parliament as leader of opposition. Our Prime Minister has made a profound statement about his own weakness of character at this critical juncture in our social and economic development. This is very brave of him; this demonstrates the mature stature of his man; many others may not see this.

 

At a special lecture in UK University of Hull he spoke of slavery and their contributions to civilizations and to the economic development of Mauritius. He realises there is a still a long way to go to restore pride in a section of our citizens. The opposition parties along with the movement led by father J.Gregoire will do well by working together with this current government despite its imperfections to restore the imbalance in many areas of our society.

 

Anyone else with serious character defects and anomalies prepared to talk openly?