What Ruel Johnson said in Letter in KN today:

"Here’s the thing – I know Gary Best, and we’ve had some excellent conversations on politics and the state of the country.  Another well-decorated army officer, currently serving and closer to my age, with whom I’ve also had some excellent conversations on politics and the state of the country is Bhagheswar Murli, husband of my friend, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand.  I could easily see Murli, despite his Queen’s College education, eventually in charge of the armed forces of this country or in a leadership position in politics.

I’ve never been to Best’s house in Pradoville 2, but I was there at the house warming for Murli’s, right behind Jagdeo’s, and it was possibly the largest, most beautifully appointed house I’ve ever been to in Guyana. If young Mr. Murli were to be honourably discharged and chose to endorse the PPP, would Jagdeo send reporters after the fact to question his real estate dealings relative to his income?

Can someone post the picture of this house?

If her husband is a Murli, why is she a Manickchand?

Women's lib, friend. A career woman is not bound to use her husband's name. My wife, a former WPO member, used her maiden name for the first 10 years of our marriage. When we migrated to Canada, she started using her married name as per passport, immigration and citizenship docs. It was never a problem for me because I'm a progressive man.