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http://www.ctntworld.com/LocalArticles.aspx?id=36314Former Prime Minister and Leader of the United National Congress, Mr. Basdeo Panday, has vowed to take back the party he helped to form in 1989.
Basdeo Panday
At a News Conference on Tuesday, Mr. Panday said the rank and file of the party has expressed displeasure in the direction of the party. He said under the theme "Generation Next," he will lead a team to contest the 2012 UNC internal elections.
He said: "We shall put up a full slate of candidates in the next internal party elections which are due in a few months time. I emphasise, I want no office, I shall serve in an advisory capacity only."
The UNC evolved from Club 88 in 1989 after Mr. Panday and six members of Parliament broke away from the NAR. The UNC then became known as a grassroots party that attracted a large East Indian following. Mr. Panday said the present-day UNC knows nothing of the people's struggles to build the party over the past 22 years.
"The rank and file who have been speaking to me claim that the good name of the UNC. The party which they formed from Club 88 in the cold rain and thunder, mud and slush in Aranguez in 1989, is now being given a bad name and bad reputation by the PP Government."
The former Prime Minister, who has been out of active politics since the People's Partnership came into Government in 2010, also accused the UNC Members of Parliament of losing touch with their constituents.
He said over the next few weeks, his faction of the UNC will launch their campaign with public and cottage meetings, the use of social media websites, and interviews. He said they will also set up a website at:
www.takebacktheunc.com
