Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo is begging the Trinidad and Tobago diaspora to return home and help rebuild a land of righteousness, justice, opportunity and prosperity.

He made the call while giving the feature address at the opening of Divali Nagar on October 11. Tancoo said TT was “our Ayodhya,” the place where the Hindu god Shri Ram was exiled from, for 14 years, and returned to become king in the epic poem The Ramayan.

He called on those who call themselves Trinidadians, whether they were born in the country or have Trini ancestry, to “raise up this land” with their vision, gifts and presence.