Thousand apologies
- By Bhishmadev Seebaluck
- Published 11/13/2009
Last week we clamoured strongly against an alleged suggestion that the name of Kissoonsingh Hazareesingh be given to the Mahatma Gandhi Institute. We were reacting to an information we had caught from one of our colleagues from the press who was giving an account of a function which was held at the MGI and during which one of the speakers was reported to have expressed that wish.
Hon. Suren Dayal phoned our Chief Editor, Sobhanund Seeparsad last Friday to set the record straight. “I have been grossly misreported,” he protested. “I never said that the name of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute should be changed into Kissoonsingh Hazareesingh Institute. I can never think of such a thing. What I did say in fact, was that the name of Hazareesingh should be given to one of the institutions or departments falling under the MGI.”
We are glad that Suren Dayal has called to establish the facts. We were simply misguided, and we beg to apologise to Hon. Dayal. In fact, his suggestion is a very valuable one. Hazareesingh had
worked hard to establish the MGI and he was also its first Director. At the helm of such an institution in its early years, he had to put up a mighty struggle to set it on the right track.
We suggest that the splendid auditorium of the MGI where so many social and cultural events are held, be given the name of Kissoonsingh Hazareesingh in recognition of the great work accomplished by him Once again, a thousand apologies to Suren Dayal.
In the same vein, we wish to extend our heartfelt apologies to MBC journalist Linley Appadoo about whom we had said quite a few unpalatable things in this column a few weeks ago. We had seen him on TV, interviewing the Director of Acanchi, the British agency that was responsible for branding Mauritius, and we were very critical of his performance. But, as it sometimes happens, it would appear that our imagination worked faster than our thought, and our pen moved even faster than our imagination, thus producing the damning result. Actually, on second thought, Linley didn't deserve all that wrath, and we tender our unreserved apologies to him. No hard feelings, brother.
Hon. Suren Dayal phoned our Chief Editor, Sobhanund Seeparsad last Friday to set the record straight. “I have been grossly misreported,” he protested. “I never said that the name of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute should be changed into Kissoonsingh Hazareesingh Institute. I can never think of such a thing. What I did say in fact, was that the name of Hazareesingh should be given to one of the institutions or departments falling under the MGI.”
We are glad that Suren Dayal has called to establish the facts. We were simply misguided, and we beg to apologise to Hon. Dayal. In fact, his suggestion is a very valuable one. Hazareesingh had
We suggest that the splendid auditorium of the MGI where so many social and cultural events are held, be given the name of Kissoonsingh Hazareesingh in recognition of the great work accomplished by him Once again, a thousand apologies to Suren Dayal.
In the same vein, we wish to extend our heartfelt apologies to MBC journalist Linley Appadoo about whom we had said quite a few unpalatable things in this column a few weeks ago. We had seen him on TV, interviewing the Director of Acanchi, the British agency that was responsible for branding Mauritius, and we were very critical of his performance. But, as it sometimes happens, it would appear that our imagination worked faster than our thought, and our pen moved even faster than our imagination, thus producing the damning result. Actually, on second thought, Linley didn't deserve all that wrath, and we tender our unreserved apologies to him. No hard feelings, brother.
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