Demerara_Guy posted:caribny posted:Demerara_Guy posted:The then PPP on February 13, 1955 DID NOT EXPEL Forbes Burnham.
After the 1957 elections Forbes Burnham then renamed his party as the People's National Congress.
Go argue with Odeen Ishmael as I got this from his Guyana Story. I don't think that you can argue that he isnt a hard core PPP supporter.
The main point though is that Burnham left with INDIANS and two of them became very senior within his version of the PPP. So when the PPP screams that his departure led to the rise of racism which Burnham peddled THEY LIE. It was the apan jhat of the 1957 election that led to this.
When Forbes Burnham caused the split of the then PPP in 1955, BOTH political groups had and continues to have members from all ethnic groups in Guyana.
On the issue which was pointed out to you on numerous past discussions -- apan jhat -- it was NOT -- repeat NOT the PPP which used nor started the words apan jhat.
So based on this you do not blame Burnham for the ethnic split. A simple "no" will suffice!
The point about apan jhat is whether Cheddie openly condemned that and disavowed receiving votes on the basis of that. Silence means consent and the evidence is that Cheddie remained silent and counted his apan jhat votes.