00:00During her presentation on the 2027 budget, Prime Minister Kamala Pesan-Besasso launched an attack on the leadership of the
00:08PNM.
00:09The only reason the member for RIMA is leader of the PNM is because they raised this PNM base.
00:17They couldn't stomach the vote for that half-Chinese Indian man.
00:24They couldn't stomach the vote for the member for the PNM because they are Chinese mixed Indian.
00:30True or not true? Let's be real. Let's be real.
00:34Since that went viral, former Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has launched another blistering attack on the government,
00:41painting a grim picture of the country's economic outlook while taking aim at Prime Minister Kamala Pesan-Besasso.
00:49In a sharply worded statement, Dr. Rowley claimed almost every sector of the economy was in decline,
00:55with job losses affecting both high- and low-income earners.
01:00He also raised concerns about the future of Point Lisa's foreign exchange availability
01:05and what he described as legislative changes that would allow billions of dollars to go to financiers.
01:11But Dr. Rowley's criticism extended beyond the economy, which he said is in regression.
01:17He took a direct swipe at the Prime Minister over her approach to the budget presentation.
01:22He described the presentation as a political spectacle,
01:26accusing Pesan-Besasso of focusing on internal PNM matters instead of the country's problems.
01:33The Prime Minister responded via WhatsApp,
01:35turning the exchange into a personal battle over PNM's leadership struggles.
01:41Pesan-Besasso suggested Dr. Rowley was disappointed that his preferred candidate,
01:46whom she referred to as his sugar baby, Stuarty,
01:49had failed to secure the party's leadership.
01:53She then delivered a sarcastic message to the former Prime Minister,
01:56saying she hoped he would cheer up.
01:59In a pointed closing remark,
02:00Pesan-Besasso declared that his Prime Minister
02:03loved him just as she loved all citizens,
02:06before wishing him a splendiferous week.
02:09The exchange has added another layer of political tension to the budget debate,
02:13with the two former and current heads of government trading personal insults,
02:18while the country's economic direction remains at the center of political discussion.
02:23Arvishita Mwari, Rupnarein, TV6 News.
