Georgetown, Guyana – In a blistering public statement, Hana Khamelia, sister of the (WIN) party leader Azruddin Mohammed, has responded to an attack by Priya Manickchand by launching a comprehensive condemnation of the former Minister of Education, revealing her duplicitous behavior and detailing a record of alleged failures and complicity.
The critique, shared widely on social media, pulls no punches, accusing Manickchand of evading accountability while presiding over a crumbling education system and defending fellow government ministers amidst scandal.
Khamelia’s statement centers on what she describes as Manickchand’s “egregious and utter FAILURE as Minister of Education,” citing investigations by the WIN party. She alleges systemic neglect affecting nearly one hundred schools nationwide.
“WIN has exposed scores of deplorable schools,” Khamelia stated, listing grievances that include children subjected to “vermin-infested meals” under the National School Feeding Program, crumbling infrastructure, and a severe lack of basic resources. “WATER ACROSS THE NATION IS SCARCE, forcing students and teachers alike to fetch water in buckets,” she emphasized.
The statement highlights transportation crises, pointing to “29 learners recently forced to share seats in a 15-passenger bus,” and alleges worsening academic outcomes, rampant bullying, and persistent sexual misconduct in schools, particularly in the interior regions.
Educators, Khamelia argues, have been left behind. “Our teachers, the backbone of education, are left to navigate these hazardous conditions with inadequate resources… in schools infested with snakes, rats, bats, and pigeons.”
She also targeted a post-swearing-in initiative by Manickchand, calling it an “ostentatious ‘project,’ a vanity gesture, another utter failure.” Specifically, she questioned progress on the Bamia Primary School in Linden, claiming that despite promises to address a financial loss of over G$473 million, “the children… still have not returned and remain in overcrowded schools.”
Beyond education, Khamelia accused Manickchand of being “complicit in perpetuating your incompetence by implacably defending your fellow Minister Sarah Browne” over the handling of the Amerindian Hostel on Princess Street. She challenged Manickchand directly: “Have you confronted the corruption allegations against your fellow Minister? Or are you constrained because you have your own to worry about?”
The statement revisited past controversies, asking Manickchand, “Has it completely escaped your recollection when you publicly bullied and disrespected the U.S. Ambassador?” It dismissed recent public engagements by the former Minister as “a few performative videos with impoverished citizens whose suffering your PPP government is responsible for.”
Khamelia saved some of her sharpest words for Manickchand’s political conduct, branding her “the paramount bully.” She accused her of “repeatedly wield[ing] her public platform as a weapon, engaging in vitriolic attacks and harassment against other women who dare to voice dissent.”
The critique frames the WIN party’s actions as those of an “effective opposition” that the governing PPP is “unaccustomed to.” In a sardonic aside mimicking what she implies is the government’s reaction, Khamelia wrote: “- – Help help! The opposition whose Opposition Leader we are refusing to formalize is opposition-ing! Get a grip of yourself and do your job to serve the people. – -”
The statement concludes with a vow of continued scrutiny: “WIN will continue to hold you ALL accountable.”
As of this Facebook post, former Minister Priya Manickchand has not publicly responded to this specific set of allegations. The broadside from a key figure within the WIN party signals an intensifying political confrontation centered on governance, accountability, and the legacy of the recent PPP administration.
