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Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy - Norman Vincent Peale

We are directing this appeal to President Irfaan Ali. February 8 marked the 100th birth anniversary of Mr. Balram Singh Rai. Mr. Rai served the Guyanese people as Minister of Community Development and Education (1959-61) and as Minister of Home Affairs (1961-62) in successive PPP administrations. Mr. Rai played a historical role in the 1960 Constitutional Conference in London where the issue of self-government was discussed. Yet, almost 60 years after he resigned from his last ministerial position, Mr. Rai continues to be denied a parliamentary pension. After all these decades, the government has not offered an explanation for denying Mr. Rai his pension.

We, the undersigned, request the President’s urgent intervention in this matter to ensure that this historical social injustice is corrected.

Sincerely,

Baytoram Ramharack Swami Aksharananda Ramesh Gampat Somdat Mahabir

Ravi Dev

Tarron Khemraj Ryhaan Shah

Clem Seecharan Gitamrit Jogai

Jailall Kissoon

Lalita Mahabir Salaudeen Nausrudeen Chris Persaud Banmattie Jean Ram Leyland Roopnaraine Charles Sugrim

Anita Nahar

Kumar Mahabir Vishnu Bisram

Errol Mohabir

Vassan Ramracha Balram Rambrich Dhaman Kissoon

Rishi Pooran Ramnarine Sahadeo Omesh Sharma

Yesu Persaud Dhanpaul Narine