Monday July 26 – Dulthumun weighs as heavy as the chief judge
Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (PKJ), testifying in the electoral lawsuit brought by Labor Suren Dayal, engaged in a bunch of verbal acrobatics to justify the instrumentalization of the MBC in favor of the MSM in the last general elections .
Thus, PKJ took as much distance as possible from the director general of the MBC, Anooj Ramsurrun, and from the use made by the government of Somduth Dulthumun, a prominent “socio-cultural” actor, to attack Navin. Ramgoolam through the country’s only public television channel.
As for the post-election appointment of Dulthumun as Chairman of the Museums’ Council board, PKJ sees no favor for the man who would have shifted the verdict in favor of the MSM at 48 hours of the general election by exploiting the case Katori. According to PKJ, Dulthumun’s appointment followed the same principle that led him to approve the appointment of Asraf Caunhye as chief judge. In other words, Dulthumun and the Chief Judge are in the same boat.
Tuesday July 27 – Britam returns to the front page
Britam Inquiry Report tabled in Parliament. Chaired by former judge Bhushan Domah, the main purpose of this was to establish how the share of shares of the former conglomerate called British American Investments (BAI) in a Kenyan company had been awarded to someone who had offered a much lower price than another.
Indeed, despite a South African purchase offer at Rs 4.3 billion, it is to businessman Peter Munga of Kenya that the shares of Dawood Rawat were sold for Rs 2.4 billion, or Rs 1.9 billion less. The Mauritian government justified this decision by the fact that Kenya did not want foreigners to buy these shares. However, once the shares are in Peter Munga’s pockets, the latter has sold segments of them to foreigners. Since the government was only interested in this part of the BAI’s assets, why not a commission to investigate the circumstances which prompted the post-2014 Jugnauth government to dismantle the BAI?
Just as the Britam commission established the responsibility of decision-makers like Roshi Bhadain and Akhilesh Deerpalsingh and uncovered a questionable transaction to sell for dipin-diber a part of the goods of Dawood Rawat, we will then know who were behind these dismantling maneuvers and how the assets were given left and right. The sale of the Apollo-Bramwell Clinic in itself would be an exciting chapter in the report.
Wednesday July 28 – Wizards of the country, beware!
The express announces the arrest by the ICAC of a healer commonly known as a “sorcerer” in Mauritian society. This arrest of a wizard by the anti-corruption agency surprised many Mauritians who believe that corruption exists on several levels and that people get rich in particular and opaque ways.
When we talk about enrichment, we have been referring for some time to constructions in the most popular place at present, that is to say At the End of the World, from where we have a surprising view of the port and the ocean. . One day, residents will be privileged witnesses to the arrival in Port Louis of warships and the subsequent cannon fire, should Maurice ever engage in a war with overpowering.
Despite the manifestations of extreme opulence among some, the ICAC took an interest in a sorcerer from Morcellement St-André in whom a sum of Rs 665,000 was found. The man will be prosecuted for having violated the law on assets not declared. However, it is not the ICAC but the Mauritius Revenue Authority which should be interested in this case. Besides, the country should be grateful to Pakistani Sudhamo Lal for pulling Mauritius out of the Middle Ages in the realm of wealth grabbing.
Following this arrest, one would be right to believe that the witches and wizards of the country would start to manage their accounts well and make entries on the purchases of white rum and black hens, the expenses incurred on cars useful for trips to cemeteries or forests and the various accessories used in the exercise of their functions. They could thus justify their income in relation to the expenses incurred.
Those suffering from a decline in their business due to Covid-19 could always turn to the Mauritius Investment Corporation. The ICAC has just set an interesting precedent in their favor while raising their profile as a leading economic player.
Thursday July 29 – Do we enter the PMO as in a shop?
The testimony in Supreme Court of two super advisers to the Prime Minister in the context of the electoral petition left Mauritians speechless.
Ken Arian, Air Mauritius steward who became first advisor to the Prime Minister, and Rudy Veeramundar, director of the Government Information Service GIS and also a member of the board of the MBC, were called as witnesses. Their name was mentioned by activist Salim Muthy who claimed how on the eve of the 2019 general election, these men were involved in a process to make victims of a special BAI account believe that they would be compensated by the government.
So, according to what Ken Arian said, one would have the impression that it is easy for any person to have access to the interior of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and to move freely there. . This is how Salim Muthy found himself inside uninvited. What’s more, he was able to follow Ken Arian when the latter visited the office of Financial Secretary Dev Manraj. In principle, Ken Arian had to take a highly secure underground corridor to get to Manraj’s house. And, when he arrived at Manraj’s office, he “found out” that Salim Muthy had followed him there!
As for Rudy Veeramundar who holds a record in the history of the civil service, he tried to explain how he never interfered in the internal affairs of the MBC while he sits there as a member of the board and qu ‘he was the subject of a petition signed by no less than 28 journalists denouncing his maneuvers at Moka station.
The record held by Veeramundar was set when he saw himself appointed, as an outsider to the public service, director-general of GIS, after pressure was exerted to remove the incumbent, an experienced and highly academic academic. qualified.
Friday July 30 – When 5G makes the Maharajah forget
There is talk of a ceremony during which Mauritius Telecom (MT) launched 5G telephony. In a sector marked by competition, whoever launches a brand new product, before others, certainly scores points.
But it must be well prepared for the replica of its competitors who can offer a better quality product at a lower price. But it certainly goes to the credit of Sherry Singh, big boss of MT, for pulling off the 5G coup. This helps him to some extent to restore his image, following the communication disaster caused by his claim in March 2019 that he was of royal blood, descended from a king in India.
This huge blunder, which could constitute an essay theme for a communication student, earned him very nasty comments from Mauritians who spoke of his daddy’s real job, once he arrived on the island, at the Ramlagan store in the sixties. There was also talk of poor Sherry Singh’s early career. It would be quite fair to admit, however, that apart from the unbeatable and matchless Megh Pillay, Sherry Singh more than deserves the post LaKwizinn has given her.