The fear of being assassinated is not a fear most can relate to so imagine fleeing your country to hide, all because you used the power of your public office to make a stand for what was right. Welcome to the life of Charrandas Persaud!
Our guest Charrandas is a renowned Guyanese MP who caused a political storm after he voted against his own government in a no-confidence motion and caused it to collapse in December 2018. Expelled from his party over his vote, he was terrified for his own safety because of Guyana’s history of political assassinations and a public threat to his life from a fellow MP.
Charrandas’s single vote made history in Guyana and the Commonwealth Caribbean, except for the Turks and Caicos Islands.
In this episode, Rajan travels to Guyana as part of the Fighters Season to discuss the who, what, where and why of what happened and salute the rare, reassuring occasion we see an MP do what is actually right for society. Today’s podcast is as unnerving as it is courageous.
About Charrandas Prashad:
Charrandas is a regionally renowned politican who through the entire Government into turmoil as he placed his vote of no confidence after witnessing countless cases of corruption. This was a high important podcast to record as he still recieves death threats from criminal gangs who would have profitted if he had remained scilent.
About the Global Indian Series:
Rajan Nazran is the chief chief explorer for the Global Indian Series, the official platform for people of Indian origin (PIO), because let's face it, we are everywhere!
For almost 15 years we have travelled across the globe covering 58 countries to date whilst exploring the kaleidoscope of our remarkable global community.
Voyaging to the edges of the Amazon, facing Ebola in West Africa, being held hostage in Eastern Europe, tapping rubber in Malaysia, drinking chai with Heads of State and sharing laughter with local fishermen - I have been there, looking for us!
Our purpose is simple, to build a living encyclopaedia of the community and a safe mooring ground for open discussions, whether you are an NRI, Indian Diaspora, person of Indian origin (PIO) or a fan of South Asian anthropology, what we do is bring people and communities together.
We do this by plunging into the human experience of being a person of Indian origin (PIO), taking a second look at the countries we now call home and tackling the conversations we need to know more about.
Through our range of award-winning original content (print, podcasts, events and TV) and fascinating discussions, our impactful stories and platforms have spearheaded national and international conversations that have brought people together.
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Episode details:
Episode: 31
Presenter – Rajan Nazran
Producer –Global Indian Series/NazranRoth
Guest – Charrandas Prashad
Art Design – Vanisha Patel
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