We will not solve all the heartaches of the past in a week and much work remains to be done, but it marked the end of an ugly chapter in our lives and the dawn of a new era.
This has been highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad during the Girmit Day celebration at Albert Park today.
He says yesterday’s Thanksgiving and Reconciliation Service by the Methodist Church of Fiji was a historic day of genuine display of love and righteousness where one community sought forgiveness from the other.
Professor Prasad says it marked another chapter of meeting of hearts between the descendants of the Girmitya and the iTaukei community, as well as other races of Fiji.
He says it is the beginning of an era where descendants of the Girmitya and their children can commemorate and share history with the nation, because the Prime Minister prioritised it.
The Deputy Prime Minister says the Indo Fijian community has immensely contributed to Fiji and it must continue doing so for Fiji’s advancement.
Professor Prasad adds our future is not to live in fear of one another or each other, but to build bridges with all, to join hands with every community to make Fiji a land of hope and opportunity.
