Rivalry
A wonderful lesson in political rivalry ARTICLE PARU DANS LE MAURICIEN | 30 JANUARY, 2013 - 14:00 | PAR BHAWNA ATMARAM Mauritians are known to be driven by two major passions: football and politics. These two conversation topics keep cropping up at every opportunity, whatever the location. They are truly part and parcel of our folklore, though concerning politics, things tend to get out of hand at times. While football is generally about harmless banter, party allegiance strikes a raw nerve in many people. Emotion tends to take over. Due to political affiliations, there have been numerous cases of family and friendship break-ups, acts of vandalism and violence, bloodshed, riots, court cases among others. The list is bleak and long as many Mauritians take political matters at heart, unable to draw the line between political rivalry and political enmity. Honourable Paul Berenger's coming out about his ailment has resulted in wishes of support and goodwill flooding from al