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DR. Roshan Parasram is a member of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prominent Hindu families. 

Dr. Ramsaram’s uncle, Dr. Rampersad Parasram, is Dharmacharya of the Hindu faith. 

The Dharmacharya is the spiritual head of Hindu devotees. 

Other close relatives of Dr. Roshan Parasram are Hindu pundits and well-known believers of the faith’s scriptures and dharma. 

Yet, Dr. Roshan Parasram, the country’s Chief Medical Officer, has found himself in a legal and religious tangle over open-air cremations during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

One Hindu worshipper went to court on the issue after the death of a family member. 

A judge granted the woman permission to challenge the government’s policy. 

Dr. Parasram holds a secular national office and, therefore, cannot mix his religious beliefs with his professional duties. 

But he did not engage in discussions with Hindu leaders until the matter became a legal issue and a national controversy. 

There was a sound argument for his intervention and a meeting of minds before the matter became an awkward dispute. 

The legal battle pitched high-profile attorneys against each other. 

There were Anand Ramlogan, a former Attorney General and a recognisable practitioner of the Hindu faith, and Opposition Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial. 

Denesh Rambhally, a Member of Parliament, was attorney for Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, the country’s largest Hindu organisation.   

Open-pyre cremations are permitted in several countries, including India, home of the most Hindus in the world. 

There was a backlog of corpses as a result of the government’s ban on such cremations. 

The matter has led to much dissatisfaction in the Hindu community. 

There is also speculation of whether the government would have handled things differently if the practices of another religious faith were in dispute. 

In the midst of the national discomfiture is Dr. Roshan Parasram, the top medical official and Hindu devotee.

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