Lead Editor-Politics[email protected]Former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of hypocrisy, claiming that while she now condemns racial attacks and bigotry, she previously directed similar remarks at him when she was Opposition Leader. The Prime Minister thought that bigotry and racist remarks were reserved only for her use,” Rowley said. He questioned whether Persad-Bissessar believed such remarks were her “birthright” while now seeking to portray herself as a victim of racial attacks. Calling for an end to the State of Emergency, Rowley said the Government had lost any moral authority to continue exercising the extraordinary powers granted under the emergency regulations. Persad-Bissessar accused Rowley of failing to protect the country during his tenure before criticising his recent comments.