He says there was no political conspiracy, no attempt to destabilise NFP and certainly no plan to divide its parliamentary caucus.
Lal says he privately wrote to senior NFP members expressing his opinion that Professor Prasad should step aside as party leader and from Parliament while facing criminal charges and while further complaints remain before Fiji's investigative authorities.
He argues that his position is consistent with the NFP's own history, pointing to the removal of former party president Dorsami Naidu after criminal charges were laid against him in 2005.
Lal says the obvious question is why Professor Prasad should be treated differently.
Responding to claims that he used religion to create divisions within the party, Lal rejects the allegation, saying his email was a private communication to individuals he understood to be practising Christians.
He says he began the email by saying, "As we are all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ," and quoted a Bible verse because he believed it raised an ethical issue relevant to public leadership and accountability.
Lal says quoting Scripture in a private exchange with Christian politicians was not an attempt to incite religious hostility but an expression of a moral viewpoint.
He also dismisses suggestions that he deliberately excluded other NFP ministers because of their religion.
Lal says he simply did not have their personal contact details and wrote only to senior NFP members whose contact information was available to him.
He says any suggestion that his decision was motivated by religion, ethnicity or sectarian considerations is entirely false.
Responding to references about his role in the FICAC case involving Professor Prasad, Lal says he has never hidden the fact that he lodged complaints with the authorities.
He says for several years he has publicly acknowledged submitting documentary evidence because he believes those entrusted with public office should be held to the same legal standards as every other citizen.
Lal stresses that the outcome of those complaints is a matter for Fiji's investigative and judicial authorities and says Professor Prasad, like every accused person, is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.
He says the issue has never been about Victor Lal personally but about whether political leaders should be held accountable to the same standards they expect of others.
Lal also challenges the NFP to address what he describes as an inconsistency in its treatment of party leaders facing criminal charges.
He says rather than dismissing criticism as a political conspiracy, the National Federation Party would better serve the public by addressing the substantive questions surrounding its leader, including why Dorsami Naidu was required to step down while Professor Prasad has remained party leader.
