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Apr 12, 2021 Letters
Dear Editor,
I take great umbrage at a recent missive in the press by Claudia Heywood downplaying the rapes which occurred in the National Service. The writer expressed disgust at the GNS being labelled a “rape house” and referred to such claims as “exaggerated”. This is a vile, vile way of thinking. It was recently divulged that Mahadai Das was violently, repeatedly raped during her stint at the GNS. My sister had to forgo her UG studies because she would have to do National Service.
Why? Because the GNS was indeed a rape house. Our parents refused to send her there and instead sent her abroad due to fear of her being raped. It is known that doctors at the National Service treated thousands of rapes and conducted numerous abortions.However, I agreed with the writer that GNS could reap numerous benefits if restructured and reintroduced. However, a place can have good and bad. The writer wasn’t lying when she mentioned the good experiences at National Service. The National Service was a place of positive experiences for many who went there, but a disgusting rape house for many who went there as well.
Yours faithfully,
Suresh Kissoon
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