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Dirty Sexy Money

Dirty Sexy Money

Le Mauricien 08/08/12

Revey toi…

Mone lire ene jour ki somey ek la mort presk identik

Dayer dans Illiad, Hypnos ek Thanatos c’est deux freres jumo, fils de Nix

Pou conscience aussi imper mem trik

Pna difference entre ene kine endormi ek ene kine mort so sens civique

Kamarad, pas laisse toi fermer par ban lespri racistes

Tous dimoun pareil dapres dna so helix

Anou empeche nou pays vine encore pli triste

Mercredi to ena sa chance unik sanz disc

Ek choisir vote pou competence au lieu ene clique

De petits copains ek jouisseurs sans moralite ou ethique

Ki to appel Stephanie, Vijay, Yogen ou Faeza

Nou tou zenfan sa pays la, pou nou li ene mama

Si tone comprend sa ban mots la bien

To leker p bat mem rythme ki moi, parole ene morisyen

Ki le 5 Mai pou change avec so vote nou Maurice so destin.

Chetan

Ek si nous ti coumans reflesi..

N ti composition pou ban mauriciens:

ek si nou ti coumans reflesi
sans pans nou communautes ou nou fami
sans gueter si zis nou compte en banque pou rempli
ek vraimem pense pou nou pays

jour rezilta Mai le 6
si nou ti faire tombe ban dynasties
ki faire nou pays pini
parceki tou cki zot penser c money money

ek si nou ti reflesi
lor n vrai democrasi
kot zot tou ena mem chance grandi
kot ban inegalites entre ris ek pov vin tipti
pas ti pou joli?

Chetan Ramchurn

Let Cooler Heads Prevail…

Chetan RAMCHURN

I have always been fascinated by those who had the courage to go against the system for the powerless… and in my pantheon of martyrs, the likes of Biko ( whose murder was incidentally covered up as being death caused from self- inflicted injuries arising from a prolonged hunger strike) and Bhagat Singh have always been held in high esteem. Over the years I learned about the non violent path of combating an oppressor… how the Mahatma or Boitel would choose not to feed themselves to be heard and heeded. And to those who have the opportunity of going through the accounts of these hunger strikes, there is nothing quite as moving as a man with honest intentions who chooses the only recourse left to him.

Still, I fail to be deeply enthused by the Mauritian version of hunger strikes with the latest of them being that of Riche Terre planters. Not because I believe that their fight is unjust but simply because they have chosen a weapon that threatens to halt a country’s further development.

Difficult to make any sense out of the present mess. An issue that was already convoluted in 2007 finds itself further exacerbated with both sides claiming to be right. And since one of the sides in this slugfest is led by the Made in Mauritius Lee Kuan Yew, expect him to use these circumstances to project the image of a bold leader on a take no prisoners stance.

This new image can only be instilled by using some deeply philosophical lines such as “ To pa koner kan to pas manger to pou crever”. For once, I can’t even blame the country’s leader on his impatience with what he believes are hurdles to the country’s greater progress and prosperity.

However, we wish that our great helmsman were as bold and vocal against white collar criminals, corruption and malpractices.
The original sin The pecuniary demands of the planters might appear nonsensical to many. Still, they had an agreement that allowed them to use the land up to 2015 and have justifi ed their claims by evaluating the annual income garnered from these lands and multiplying it by the number of years left on their lease. To what extent are these people right or wrong, I do not know. But having associated themselves with l’enfant terrible of No. 5, they have made this a battleground for political interests and by using hunger strikes as bargaining chips, they have demeaned their own pursuit.

Something went dreadfully wrong at the beginning of the present year. The masses sided with Jayen Chellum, a man who had acted irresponsibly on a day where the fate of so many young souls is decided. Unlike many, I chose not to join the cohort of Government bashers and saw in this “ fight for justice” a heavy farcical touch. Most of my peers disagreed with me back then. But the repercussions are now very much real with a precedent that confirms that in an electoral year, everything is tolerated. Now is the time to close Pandora’s box.

Today, as the concept of hunger strike is being fi rmly imprinted in the Mauritian psyche, my only wish would be to have an independent commission or fact- finding committee on the matter where the extent of truths and lies would be gauged and questions such as the following tackled: Have these lands effectively been occupied by all planters? Have the alternative terrains promised to growers already been provided to them? What would amount to a just and fair compensation to all parties concerned? Till these be answered, let cooler heads prevail.

“ In an electoral year, everything is tolerated.
Now is the time to close Pandora’s box.”