00:00During a pavement report on Thursday in St. Augustine, UNC candidate Wayne Sturge
00:05addressed the issue of deteriorating roads in the country. He pointed out that
00:10different areas receive different levels of attention when it comes to road
00:14maintenance. He spoke to affluent areas claiming that when in places such as
00:19Goodwood Park and Bayshore develop potholes and craters they are dealt with
00:54A subsequent post on Khadija Amin's Facebook page read Rawan Sinanan with a
01:08laughing emoji. In response to Sturge and Amin, Sinanan calls it quote-unquote
01:13a dog whistle to the Hindu population linking him to an embodiment of
01:18treachery to Hindus from the Ramayana epic. He says apart from the war between
01:23Lord Rama and a demon king Ravana also called Rawan in Sri Lanka, inhabitants of
01:28a darker skin color than the northern Indians were associated with Rawan.
01:33Sinanan adds that it is used as a subtle insult to dark-skinned people. He says
01:38quote in Trinidad politics we all know what that means and can mean especially
01:43around election time. It means Rawan Sinanan traitor consorting with the
01:48dark-skinned against us Hindus. To this accusation I am happy to plead guilty.
01:54Amidst pledging support for his political party Sinanan further says
01:58quote the PNM has traditionally been the party of dark-skinned, light-skinned,
02:03brown-skinned and white-skinned people. All are welcome in the PNM and I am
02:07proud to be part of it. If being a Rawan means being against a party which is
02:13sinking into racial dog-whistling then I am guilty. Call me Rawan all you want.
02:19End quote. Alicia Boucher TV6 News
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