Please tell me what Rai said to Forbes Burnham when he Kabaka offered him any cabinet position he wanted?
Forbes Burnham never offered a cabinet position to Balram Singh Rai.
Cheddi didn't tell you?
DG is correct. Burnham never offered a cabinet position to Rai. The scenario developed by both their handlers, the Americans and the British, was for Rai and his expressly formed Justice Party to siphon off enough of Jagan's support to deny him a victory. The result was supposed to have been a PNC/JP coalition. In this scenario, of course Rai was going to be a Minister, even Deputy Prime Minister. Rai, however, did not keep his end of the bargain by failing to win a single seat, even under PR. As a consequence no offer of any kind was ever made to Rai as soon as Burnham realised that Rai was dead weight for whom he had absolutely no use. He dropped him like a hot potato. He was then forced to accept the UF as his coalition partner and the rest is history.