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Mickela Panday, daughter of former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday sets us straight on her relationship with the United National Congress, laments the crime situation in the country and calls on the Government and Opposition to put their differences aside for the sake of citizens.

Tv6's Nicole M Romany has more.

Transcript
00:00 It's been difficult. Sometimes you go up and down. Some days are rough days. It's still
00:07 hard to deal with.
00:09 Those are some of the words used by Ms. Pandey as she shared her feelings on the loss of
00:14 her father. She tells us he was almost like a superhero and superheroes don't die.
00:22 So to just sort of wake up and find out that he was gone, and like I say, up to the morning
00:33 before it was not something that we had expected. And he was well and he was fine and he was
00:39 doing better. I would have posted on social media that he was improving. It just got a
00:45 bit of a sort of infection sort of thing and we just wanted to go and make sure everything
00:51 was all right with him. And, you know, like I said, during the eulogy, there was never
00:58 a moment that we thought we would be coming back home without our dad.
01:02 Ms. Pandey, who is an attorney at law and the political leader of the Patriotic Front,
01:07 says she believes it is her duty and responsibility to carry on her father's legacy. She says
01:14 he believed in equality and non-discrimination for the poor and the powerless. Further, she
01:20 tells TV6 she plans to throw her hat in the ring for the upcoming general election.
01:26 Absolutely. I think Trinidad and Tobago, you know, people need options. I think that is
01:32 what democracy is about, giving people options. So the more party is the better. I don't believe
01:38 in this that people say, oh, a third party. I ask them, please don't call me a third party
01:42 because you've called my place in the race already. So I think giving people options
01:47 is important.
01:49 The attorney at law also sought to clear the air on her relationship with the existing
01:53 United National Congress.
01:56 On numerous occasions, we have reached out and quietly, with class, dignity and grace,
02:03 to offer help and support without wanting absolutely anything. And that has been outright
02:10 rejected. And that's OK, because people are allowed to make decisions for what they feel
02:14 is best at that time. So there's no anger, hatred or malice because of that. And no,
02:22 there haven't been any overtures. And it's OK as well if it isn't. My father did say
02:29 on numerous occasions, Malini may even said it with you during interviews, that that isn't
02:33 the party that he formed.
02:36 She tells us she's open to speaking with other political entities, noting that the People's
02:41 National Movement has already reached out. With respect to crime and violence, she urges
02:48 politicians to put their personal issues on the back burner and prioritise the safety
02:54 of the population.
02:55 Put aside your differences. What could be so horrible, so horrible, your dislike for
03:02 each other, so extreme that you can't sit together? So do you really care? Do you really
03:12 care? And I don't say that as a politician. I say that as a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago.
03:18 Nicole M Romani, TV6 News.
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