Dear Prime Minister,
This correspondence is merely our way of showing our appreciation of your actions over the last years. Humbled as we are by the magnitude of your body of work. Akin to that of Da Vinci's collection where masterpieces stand next to each other…The Last Supper next to the Mona Lisa itself standing to another magnum opus in The Battle of Anghiari. Your répertoire being as rich as the Italian Renaissance Master, our concern is to do full justice to your numerous accomplishments.
2005 would be a good starting point. How you managed a tour de force return to power, surfing on talks of a new Mauritian society with less divide between the rich and the poor. And then, the culprits were judiciously found. Not profiteers that have plundered our island and continue to do so irrespective of colour or religion but the very niche segment that you referred to as "l'oligarchie sucrière". Historically, the ravages of colonialism meant that you had solid ground to make your case. Still, it amazed us how you the Unifier of People would choose to part us. But it would be impudent on our behalf to question your strategy to create a more equal society.
When in power, democratisation took a whole new definition under your liberating influence. Progressives had dreamt of a society where the wealth in a few hands would be transferred to thousands of them and those suffering in our society would get to breathe. Still, the balance of power has not shifted as of yet…But the blame cannot rest upon you. We believe that the former Minister of Finance must have worked in opaqueness, not bothering to inform you of the overtly liberal nature of his measures. For, thou cannot be wrong…at least not in the eyes of the socio-cultural organizations that back you vehemently.
Another of your great successes lies in how you managed to create a dependent society with the offering of freebies to the population. How the empowerment of the people was often best aligned with its silence and passiveness. And it is best this way…For what would the masses know about hedging (truth be told, even experts in leading domestic organizations fail to master it as of yet) or sustainable development, or what would they know about the education system. The children of Mauritius are formidably equipped to learn by heart and not think too much. For thinking is no small matter. And there have been great thinkers during your rule. Too many to list in one article only.
Can we ever be grateful to you, the pride of Mauritius in Africa, for having done so much for the parastatal bodies? Placing only the finest candidates at the head of the country's vital organisations. The CEB, Air Mauritius and STC to name but a few. Your greatness must have inspired them to perform so diligently, no doubt boosted by the spirit of patriotism to turn these organizations into modern, transparent and efficient ones.
But let us stop here. Lest we cannot contain our praises for too long.
God Save Mauritius.
CHETAN RAMCHURN
La Jeunesse Militante
* Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam GCSK, Saviour of the People, Our Enlightened Guide, Personal Friend of World Leaders, Proof Reader of The Minister of External affairs's speeches and so much more.
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