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India, US and diaspora welcome election of Kamla Persad Bissessar as Trinidad and Tobago PM
She previously served as PM from 2010-2015, and is the only woman to ever have led the twin-island Caribbean nation.
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Lalit K Jha - Thu, 01, May 2025
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Kamla Persad Bissessar. / Facebook
India, the United States, and a top diaspora body have welcomed the election of Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar, leader of the United National Congress (UNC), as the next Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in a statement, congratulated Kamla Persad-Bissessar on her election victory. He emphasized the historically close and familial ties between India and Trinidad and Tobago.
“We cherish our historically close and familial ties with Trinidad and Tobago. I look forward to working closely with you to further strengthen our partnership for shared prosperity and the well-being of our people,” Modi said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Kamla Persad-Bissessar on her election as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
“We commend the people of Trinidad and Tobago for their continued commitment to democratic values and institutions, demonstrated through the peaceful and orderly conduct of their free and fair national elections,” he said.
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The United States and Trinidad and Tobago share a strong and enduring partnership rooted in deep historic ties, regional cooperation, and shared goals for prosperity and security, Rubio said.
“We look forward to working closely with Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar and her administration to strengthen our collaboration on energy security, economic prosperity, and countering transnational crime,” he said.
In a statement, Global Organization for People of Indian Origin welcomed the election of Kamla Persad-Bissessar as the next Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
"GOPIO has a long standing relationship with Prime Minister-Elect Kamla Persad-Bissessar from 1999 when GOPIO hosted her, when she was a minister in PM Basdeo Panday’s cabinet and she was also the Chief Guest as PM in 2014 at the GOPIO Convention in Port of Spain in Trinidad" said Dr. Thomas Abraham, Chairman of GOPIO International.
GOPIO hosted her in Calcutta in 2011.
Its International president Prakash Shah welcomed her reelection as Prime Minister. "GOPIO is looking forward to actively working with her for the Development in Trinidad and Tobago, especially on Hospitality and Health Care Sectors and further strengthening the GOPIO chapters throughout the Caribbean Region where the Diaspora People of Indian Origin have Deep Roots,” he said.
GOPIO is planning two Major Events in 2026 in New York City in May and in Mumbai in December 2026. “We will welcome her esteemed presence at future GOPIO events,” Shah said.
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