New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condemned the ghastly attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and wished him quick recovery and good health.
Gonsalves, 74, is recovering in hospital after hit at his head by a rock hurled at him during an anti-vaccine demonstration by unions representing nurses, police and other workers, on August 5, 2021. He was trying to walk through the protesters numbering about 200, to get into Parliament. The protesters feared Covid vaccinations could be mandated by the government.
A woman was suspected to be behind the attack and was arrested by the police on August 5. Video footage showed blood streaking down turning his white shirt red as his security guards rushed a dazed Gonsalves from the scene. He was thereafter flown to Barbados for medical care.
“By the grace of God almighty, I’m doing well and on the mend,” Gonsalves wrote on social media on August 6. He said there was no sign of neurological damage.
In a tweet today, Modi said: “I condemn the ghastly attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Excellency, I wish you quick recovery and good health. We will miss your presence at the UNSC Open Debate on Maritime Security today. @ComradeRalph”.
– global bihari bureau
