“The impression given by Dr. Jagdeo that Cheddi Jagan built a mansion, at the time comparable to his own, in an existing exclusive area is completely false and disingenuous…”Former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) stalwart, Ralph Ramkarran says that it is “a sin” for Former President Bharrat Jagdeo to compare the? “Cadillac lifestyle” he secured for himself during his presidency, with the modest lifestyle of Dr. Cheddi Jagan.Former PPP stalwart, Ralph RamkarranRamkarran registered this dissatisfaction in his most recent publication on his website conversationtree.gy.The former Speaker, who is considered a Jaganite, dedicated a significant portion of his column to defend the legacy of former President, Dr. Cheddi Jagan.He threw out “facts” to prove that Jagdeo’s decision to paint a picture that would show his lifestyle as one resembling that of Dr. Jagan is totally unforgivable.When questioned last Tuesday about his mansion at Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara and whether he thinks Dr. Jagan would have been proud of his massive accumulation of wealth, Jagdeo said that Jagan also lived in a large house and in a neighbourhood that was considered posh in those days.This is what Ramkarran is objecting to. Ramkarran said that Jagdeo should not have made the comparison, neither should he have been allowed to try to justify his living in an opulent mansion by the sea by saying Dr. Jagan did something similar.Ramkarran said that in the 1960s, Plantation Bel Air, as it was then known, was a poor community of mainly small artisans,2014 Olympic Team USA #44 Brooks Orpik White Stitched NHL Jersey, farm and city labourers and subsistence cattle and vegetable farmers.“Cheddi Jagan’s land, next door to where I was born, grew up and still live, was acquired for $2,000 in the early 1960s.The former PPP stalwart described the house Dr. Jagan constructed to be one consisting of only an upper flat of three bedrooms, a tiny study, a small living room and kitchen and said that that construction was? modest by the standards of that time.Former President, the late Dr. Cheddi JaganAs he pointed out that the structure is still erected “for anyone to see,” Ramkarran said that the impression given by Jagdeo to the effect that Dr. Jagan “built a mansion, at the time comparable to his own, in an existing exclusive area is completely false and disingenuous.”How can PPP members allow this?Ramkarran said that the fact that PPP members allowed Jagdeo’s “false claims against its revered leader,China Jerseys, dragging the latter down to his level, to go unchallenged is a manifestation of his overweening dominance of the PPP’s agenda and narrative and its destructive character. But is anyone surprised? He publicly attacked Mrs. Jagan and no one came to her defence. When I returned from overseas, where I was at the time, Mrs. Jagan refused to give me permission to respond.”He said that it is imperative to state, in the interests of the PPP that Cheddi Jagan left behind in 1997, that the Jagans lived a modest lifestyle.According to Ramkarran, “Throughout the 1970s Dr. and Mrs. Jagan were often seen at modest restaurants around Georgetown on Saturday evenings. Dining out was one of their few pleasures. This, as well as Mrs. Jagan’s visits to the hairdresser, stopped during the 1980s because they could no longer afford it.”Ramkarran also noted that when Dr. Jagan was diagnosed with a heart ailment, local facilities were then inadequate and he needed to seek medical attention overseas,Authentic NFL Jerseys For Sale, but Dr. Jagan handled this completely different to the way Jagdeo handled his illness.Former President, Bharrat JagdeoRamkarran said that Dr. Jagan was awaiting a foreign trip that had already been planned so as to avoid the State having to pay for two trips but unfortunately,Air Max 90 Essential White And Black, his heart unexpectedly gave way before he could travel.“But imagine Dr. Jagan electing to go on a private jet trip, even on a free ride, for any reason, including medical attention!? It is a sin for Bharrat Jagdeo to use the example of Cheddi Jagan to justify his mansion, his pension and his Cadillac lifestyle,” said Ramkarran.When questioned on Tuesday last about his illness back in 2011 when he was medivaced to the United States for medical checks, Jagdeo told the media that it was not anyone’s business because the money used was from his personal funds.In defending his monthly $3M pension, Jagdeo had said,cheap nfl jerseys elite, “I served 12 years; more than Hoyte,Brian Urlacher Bears Jersey, Janet Jagan, Arthur