‘Unbearable’ circumstances forced resignation, Ramayya says

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six Dr Veerasammy Ramayya has resigned his position citing “unbearable” circumstances as the reason and has also signalled his intentions to resign from the Alliance For Change (AFC). “I did not send an official letter as yet, but yes that is my intention,” Dr Ramayya told this newspaper yesterday when asked if he would also be resigning from his party. Should he follow through with this, it would be his second resignation from the party which he had served in the National Assembly during the last Parliament. He had rescinded the first resignation following his appointment as REO. He indicated that he has sent in his resignation letter to the Ministry of Communities and he will work up to September 15. “There are many reasons but I don’t want to get into it right now. I would make a statement at a later stage,” he responded when asked for the reason behind his decision, but when pressed he said he was unable to institute needed changes and was “getting fight down from all sides.” The Ministry of Communities announced his resignation yesterday stating that it had acknowledged receipt of the notice of resignation “and expressed heartfelt gratitude to Dr Ramayya for his service to the Regional Democratic Council and the people of Region Six. Although his tenure at the region was short-lived, it has been a remarkable one.”