Dear Editor,

Mr Eusi Kwayana’s letter in Stabroek News of April 1 captioned ‘Reflection on Mrs Jagan’s passing’ reduces Mrs Jagan’s story to a bipolar prism as seen by her supporters and her opponents.

And as he says, perhaps neither was deserved. But he is definitive about the perceptions of the two groups. Is Mr Kwayana saying that Mrs Jagan’s supporters − Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Agnostic and Athiest − subscribe to the notion of Hindu deities and transposed the Sita story in the life of Mrs Jagan? Perhaps Mr Kwayana can provide anecdotal and/or empirical evidence to enlighten us.

Yours faithfully,
P. Lall