PM tells Kishore Shallow a supernova is a dying star

Political leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves, has cautioned an opposition candidate that the star which he claims to be, is a dying star.

Newly announced NPD candidate for the constituency of North Leeward, Kishore Shallow, had said on radio that he is not just a bright star, but a supernova. Gonsalves responded on radio on Wednesday to Shallow‘s claim warning him that “a supernova is a dying star.”

“Two weeks ago, I used a metaphor here, about -I understand that he thinks that he is a star, and that there are so many stars in the ULP that he wouldn’t be able to shine,” Gonsalves recounted.

Listing the names of persons he claimed are stars in the ULP, the Prime Minister said “there are so many stars, that his alleged star will not be able to shine luminously.”

Gonsalves suggested that it is for this reason why Shallow went “to a place of darkness and backwardness “ so that he could shine. He therefore knocked Shallow on his claim of being a supernova, noting that it does not last.

“What happens with it…the centre of the star goes…it shines luminously for a short period of time, and then goes.”

He further said that a supernova is “bad news; it could cause damage to human life, mash up the ozone layer,” he added.

“I had told that young man is one of the biggest mistakes he will be making in his life.”

The Prime Minister also blasted Shallow for stating that St Vincent and the Grenadines is 30 years behind Saint Lucia. He said Shallow, who also is President of Cricket West Indies, should explain why he is running West Indies cricket lower and lower.

“Under him, West Indies cricket is more than 30 years behind,” Gonsalves charged.