Adam Price's supporters must end "Y Mab Darogan" label.

One of the things that it is clear from the Plaid leadership election, is that all three candidates is that all three are capable of leading the party and for those members who are voting in the next few days it is a difficult choice.

All have had supporters highlighting their preferred choice qualities.

I am however concerned with some of the repeated claims over Adam Price which equate him as some form of messianic figure who will lead us to a New Wales.

Back in April 2016 when  Adam Price, standing in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, for the Assembly Elections was one of the most outstanding  politicians  in Wales  and if elected will undoubtedly make a contribution to the Assembly which sometimes seems lacking in Talent,

When he to left the House of Commons  and spent some time n the United States on a Fulbright scholarship, referred to him for a while  as the Pri(n)ce over the Water.

I thought that at the time it probably reflected the feeling that Plaid were in the doldrums and needed one of his Star players back

But this was surely OTT 

 

Y Mab Darogan ("The Destined/Prophesised Son" or "Son of Destiny" is a messianic figure from Welsh folklore, said to be destined to drive the English out of Britain.

Written by Adams replacement as the constituency MP Jonathan Edwards  it maybe didn't need the Messianic connection.  

Conservative rival Matthew Paul said it was "possibly the most sycophantic thing" he had ever seen.

Senior Plaid politicians are literally crawling over each other to pay tribute to their returning 'son of Wales', Adam Price.

"Fortunately he is also pretty good at talking himself up, and [Plaid leader] Leanne Wood will surely now know that the knives are sharpening."

Plaid Cymru claimed he was "bitter" and the Tories were becoming "desperate".

Responding on Twitter  the author of this leaflet doesn't seem worried about the criticism

Jonathan EdwardsVerified account‏@JonathanPlaid Thanks to @BBCWalesNews for their story covering my passionate endorsement of my good friend @_Adam_Price #voteplaidtwice

 When Adam left the House of Commons  and spent some time in the United States on a Fulbright scholarship, I starting referring  to him for a while  as the Pri(n)ce over the Water.

I thought that at the time it probably reflected the feeling within Plaid that the party was in the doldrums and needed one of their star players back.

Only  Yesterday Nation Cymru has an article by John Osmond is a former Director of the Institute for Welsh Affairs

For Adam Price his whole life has been a preparation for this moment.His winning record speaks for itself. In 2001 he took Carmarthen East, among only a handful of seats across the UK that Labour lost. One critic has described his standing down from the seat in 2010 and then spending time as a Fulbright scholar at Harvard as ‘difficult to fathom’.To the contrary, it was part of Adam’s long-term leadership goal. He wanted to get into the Assembly and meanwhile he wanted to broaden his horizons and thinking.

"his whole life has been a preparation for this moment" am I alone in thinking that this worrying.

It is maybe ironic that in the "Life of Brian" two of those who did not see Brian as the Messiah were his Mother and Judith, both played by Welsh actors.

Even if Adam was to deny the Mab Darogan label, it could lead to  justified derision from his enemies,

But far worse, against his will and to his horror it could lead to something very sinister.