Exit Raddhoa
- By The Rambler
- Published 30th September, 2007
The news of the demise of Police Superintendent Prem Raddhoa early this week has thrown the whole population in consternation. Nothing was indicating such an abrupt end to a life spent in the fight against crime and criminals. And yet in the early morning of Tuesday last, far from the shores of his own country, in distant South Africa, he had to call it a day and go back to his Maker.
Prem Raddhoa’s career has been characterised by a constant pursuit of lawbreakers and getting them to pay for their trespasses. His very name sent tremors down the spines of wrongdoers. He was the scourge of criminals and would leave no ground unchecked to get the wrongdoers.
Those who have known him personally, his colleagues and associates, testify that he had the true mettle of an upright police officer, the likes of whom are very rare to come across these days. He did his duty with diligence and was thorough in his enquiries.
Many relatives of crime victims would come to him from all over the island, entreating him to handle their case because they had faith in him. They were confident that he would get to the culprits and see to it that justice was done. His methods did not always meet with unanimity, but he was more concerned with results. He was quite a controversial character and his way of doing things was often disputed. But he believed in what he was doing, and did not hesitate to use his own means in order to get to the truth.
Prem Raddhoa had the knack and flair of a true police officer and did not care about the path he would tread so long as it led to the culprit. To him it was not the means that mattered, but the end that was achieved by the means.
Even his staunch opponents, especially counsels defending suspects, admit that he was a formidable and daunting adversary. It might not be proper to say so at such a time, but many a criminal on the run must have heaved a sigh of relief at the news of his departure.
He is leaving a void which cannot be easily filled. But it is hoped that the young ones in the police will be inspired by him and brin
g the force to greater heights. To the bereaved family we tender all our condolences.
Uncommon front
The MMM and the MSM are two opposition parties separated by the same desire – to work together. However, the more they pretend to work towards that goal, the more they find themselves miles away from each other. “United we stand”, they seem to say, “but divided we stand better.”
The MSM, as everyone knows, was born out of the entrails of the MMM way back in the early 80s, when they could not manage the great electoral victory they had thrashed the Labour Party with. They seemed to be under a greater shock than the Labour Party. They didn’t know whether to celebrate their own incontestable victory or the defeat of Labour.
While Sir Anerood Jugnauth emerged as a new, trustworthy leader of the country, Paul Bérenger was relegated to his erstwhile place in the Opposition whenever he was elected.
Then the two parties came together and fought the 2000 elections on a power sharing basis. This arrangement, worthy of Israelites, worked quite well, with Sir Anerood and Paul Bérenger taking turns at the Prime Minister’s desk. They made a similar attempt for the 2005 elections with Pravind Jugnauth in the shoes of his father this time. But the shoe has been pinching ever since. The MMM-MSM alliance has gone asunder. The bits and splinters have scattered all over the place, and the followers of the two parties are having a tedious time putting the pieces together again.
First it was Paul Bérenger who was Leader of the Opposition. He continued in that position for some time with the support of the two PMSD votes even after the MSM moved away from the alliance. Then the support was removed as the PMSD left and joined the government ranks. Nando Bodha of the MSM was propelled as Leader of the Opposition. Now that the PMSD is once again supporting the MMM, Bérenger is back in command. The PMSD is a true joker. While the Bérenger-Bodha musical chair goes on, the leaders of the two parties never miss an opportunity to copiously insult each other.
If that is how they are going to build a common front of the Opposition ...
Prem Raddhoa’s career has been characterised by a constant pursuit of lawbreakers and getting them to pay for their trespasses. His very name sent tremors down the spines of wrongdoers. He was the scourge of criminals and would leave no ground unchecked to get the wrongdoers.
Those who have known him personally, his colleagues and associates, testify that he had the true mettle of an upright police officer, the likes of whom are very rare to come across these days. He did his duty with diligence and was thorough in his enquiries.
Many relatives of crime victims would come to him from all over the island, entreating him to handle their case because they had faith in him. They were confident that he would get to the culprits and see to it that justice was done. His methods did not always meet with unanimity, but he was more concerned with results. He was quite a controversial character and his way of doing things was often disputed. But he believed in what he was doing, and did not hesitate to use his own means in order to get to the truth.
Prem Raddhoa had the knack and flair of a true police officer and did not care about the path he would tread so long as it led to the culprit. To him it was not the means that mattered, but the end that was achieved by the means.
Even his staunch opponents, especially counsels defending suspects, admit that he was a formidable and daunting adversary. It might not be proper to say so at such a time, but many a criminal on the run must have heaved a sigh of relief at the news of his departure.
He is leaving a void which cannot be easily filled. But it is hoped that the young ones in the police will be inspired by him and brin
Uncommon front
The MMM and the MSM are two opposition parties separated by the same desire – to work together. However, the more they pretend to work towards that goal, the more they find themselves miles away from each other. “United we stand”, they seem to say, “but divided we stand better.”
The MSM, as everyone knows, was born out of the entrails of the MMM way back in the early 80s, when they could not manage the great electoral victory they had thrashed the Labour Party with. They seemed to be under a greater shock than the Labour Party. They didn’t know whether to celebrate their own incontestable victory or the defeat of Labour.
While Sir Anerood Jugnauth emerged as a new, trustworthy leader of the country, Paul Bérenger was relegated to his erstwhile place in the Opposition whenever he was elected.
Then the two parties came together and fought the 2000 elections on a power sharing basis. This arrangement, worthy of Israelites, worked quite well, with Sir Anerood and Paul Bérenger taking turns at the Prime Minister’s desk. They made a similar attempt for the 2005 elections with Pravind Jugnauth in the shoes of his father this time. But the shoe has been pinching ever since. The MMM-MSM alliance has gone asunder. The bits and splinters have scattered all over the place, and the followers of the two parties are having a tedious time putting the pieces together again.
First it was Paul Bérenger who was Leader of the Opposition. He continued in that position for some time with the support of the two PMSD votes even after the MSM moved away from the alliance. Then the support was removed as the PMSD left and joined the government ranks. Nando Bodha of the MSM was propelled as Leader of the Opposition. Now that the PMSD is once again supporting the MMM, Bérenger is back in command. The PMSD is a true joker. While the Bérenger-Bodha musical chair goes on, the leaders of the two parties never miss an opportunity to copiously insult each other.
If that is how they are going to build a common front of the Opposition ...
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