Anand Singh
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Anand Kumar Singh is a Fiji
an lawyer and politician of India
n descent. He was born on 8 August 1948 in Bombay, when his family had temporarily moved to India. The family returned from India in 1951 to live at the birthplace of his father, Parmanand Singh
, in Yalalevu
, Ba
. His father was one of the first three Indo-Fijians to be elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji
.
A member of the Fiji Labour Party
, he was elected
to represent the Lautoka Rural
Indian Communal Constiuency
in the House of Representatives
, and was appointed Attorney-General in the government of Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry
, serving until the government was deposed in the Fiji coup of 2000
.
On 19 May 2000, He was among the 43 members of the People's Coalition Government
, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, taken hostage by George Speight
and his band of rebel Republic of Fiji Military Forces
(RFMF) soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit
. He was released on 12 July 2000.
From 2001 to 2006, he served as one of 8 Senators nominated by the Leader of the Opposition
.
Singh also practices law privately, and is the senior partner of the Chaudhry and Singh law firm, which includes Rajendra Chaudhry
, Mahendra Chaudhry's son.
that a senior member of the FLP (whom he declined to name) had attempted to collect commissions from Indian companies applying for contracts for the reform of Fiji's sugar
industry. Qarase's repeating of the charges outside of Parliament provoked threats of a lawsuit
from the FLP leader, Mahendra Chaudhry. On 5 December, Anand Singh came out with his own version of events, saying that work he had undertaken in connection with a loan associated with the scheme had not been compensated, and threatened to sue the Indian government if it was not forthcoming. On 9 December, he announced that he was definitely going ahead with his lawsuit.
He claimed that he had masterminded the sugar deal, and that it had been adopted without compensation or acknowledgement by the Fijian and Indian governments. Singh's version was rejected, however, by government-appointed Senator Hafiz Khan
, who was Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Corporation
(FSC) at the time. The FSC had not committed to Singh's proposals at the time, and no undertakings had been given, Khan said.
Jioji Kotobalavu, the chief executive officer in the Prime Minister's Office, announced on 12 December that the government had received a complaint from Jeewan Jyoti Bhagat, the leader of the Indian Technical Mission for sugar industry reforms, about "obnoxious emails" from Singh. Singh threatened to sue Bhagat along with the Indian government, and said that if there was no favourable response from the Indian government, he would pursue the matter through Fijian courts. On 13 December, he told the Fiji Live
news service that he had hired lawyers from New Zealand
to prepare the case on his behalf.
On 27 December 2006, the Fiji Sun
referred to an email from Bhagat, dated 26 November 2004, appreciating Singh's work, and cited the letter as evidence that Singh deserved to be paid for his services.
Furthermore Anand Singh had travelled to many places. One famouse place was in Smethwick. He met his body building manager. his name was Kamal Singh who has recently built a 6 pack.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an lawyer and politician of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n descent. He was born on 8 August 1948 in Bombay, when his family had temporarily moved to India. The family returned from India in 1951 to live at the birthplace of his father, Parmanand Singh
Parmanand Singh
Parmanand Singh was one of the three Fiji Indians elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in October 1929 when Indians in Fiji were given the first opportunity to elect their own representatives. The other two were Vishnu Deo and James Ramchandar Rao...
, in Yalalevu
Yalalevu
Yalalevu is a settlement in the District of Ba in Fiji, bounded by the Ba River on the east, Namosau River on the south and the settlement and village of Nailaga towards the north and west. Most of Yalalevu is within the Ba town boundary and this area is known as the Yalalevu Ward for Local...
, Ba
Ba District, Fiji
Ba is a district situation on the North Western part of the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The name Ba is also used for a province, a tikina , a town and a river. Ba district comprises the areas surrounding Ba Town and includes the Fijian administrative tikinas of Ba and Magodro. Ba district is in...
. His father was one of the first three Indo-Fijians to be elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji
Legislative Council (Fiji)
The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
.
A member of the Fiji Labour Party
Fiji Labour Party
The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
, he was elected
Fiji election of 1999
General elections were held in Fiji between 8 and 15 May 1999. They were the first election held under the revised Constitution of 1997, which instituted a new electoral system and resulted in Mahendra Chaudhry taking office as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.-Electoral system:Previously,...
to represent the Lautoka Rural
Lautoka Rural (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Lautoka Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians....
Indian Communal Constiuency
Communal constituencies (Fiji)
Communal constituencies have been the most durable feature of the Fijian electoral system. In communal constituencies, electors enrolled as ethnic Fijians, Indo-Fijians, Rotuman Islanders, or General Electors vote for a candidate of their own respective ethnic groups, in constituencies that have...
in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives (Fiji)
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
, and was appointed Attorney-General in the government of Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Pal Chaudhry is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party...
, serving until the government was deposed in the Fiji coup of 2000
Fiji coup of 2000
The Fiji coup of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian putsch by hardline Fijian nationalists against the elected government of a non-native Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, on 19 May 2000, the attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and...
.
On 19 May 2000, He was among the 43 members of the People's Coalition Government
People's Coalition (Fiji)
The People's Coalition was an alliance of three political parties in Fiji, formed in March 1999 to contest the parliamentary election to be held in May that year...
, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, taken hostage by George Speight
George Speight
George Speight , occasionally known as Ilikimi Naitini, was the principal instigator of the Fiji coup of 2000, in which he kidnapped thirty-six government officials and held them from May 19, 2000 to July 13, 2000...
and his band of rebel Republic of Fiji Military Forces
Military of Fiji
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces are the military of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. With a total manpower of 3,500 active soldiers and 6,000 reservists, it is one of the smallest militaries in the world. However, most of its surrounding island nations have no militaries at all...
(RFMF) soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit
Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit (Fiji)
The Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit or CRWU was the common name for the First Meridian Squadron, the unit's formal name, which had been disbanded in 2000...
. He was released on 12 July 2000.
From 2001 to 2006, he served as one of 8 Senators nominated by the Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)
The post of Leader of the Opposition is a political office common in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It did not originate in Fiji but has a long tradition; in British constitutional theory, the Leader of the Opposition must pose a formal alternative to the government, ready...
.
Singh also practices law privately, and is the senior partner of the Chaudhry and Singh law firm, which includes Rajendra Chaudhry
Rajendra Chaudhry
- Career :Chaudhry is best-known as the son of Mahendra Chaudhry, leader of the Fiji Labour Party who was deposed as Prime Minister in the Fiji coup of 2000...
, Mahendra Chaudhry's son.
Sugar industry controversy
In early December 2005, Singh found himself embroiled in controversy over allegations raised in the House of Representatives by Prime Minister Laisenia QaraseLaisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase is a Fijian political figure. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006. After the military quashed the coup that led to the removal of Mahendra Chaudhry, Qarase joined the Interim Military Government as a financial adviser on 9 June 2000, until his appointment...
that a senior member of the FLP (whom he declined to name) had attempted to collect commissions from Indian companies applying for contracts for the reform of Fiji's sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
industry. Qarase's repeating of the charges outside of Parliament provoked threats of a lawsuit
Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
from the FLP leader, Mahendra Chaudhry. On 5 December, Anand Singh came out with his own version of events, saying that work he had undertaken in connection with a loan associated with the scheme had not been compensated, and threatened to sue the Indian government if it was not forthcoming. On 9 December, he announced that he was definitely going ahead with his lawsuit.
He claimed that he had masterminded the sugar deal, and that it had been adopted without compensation or acknowledgement by the Fijian and Indian governments. Singh's version was rejected, however, by government-appointed Senator Hafiz Khan
Hafiz Khan
Hafizud Dean Khan is a Fijian businessman, Senator and president of the Muslim League. Appointed to the Senate on 13 July 2005 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Dr Ahmed Ali, Khan became one of the 9 out of 32 Senators nominated by the Prime Minister...
, who was Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Corporation
Fiji Sugar Corporation
Fiji Sugar Corporation is the Government-owned sugar milling company in Fiji having the monopoly on production of all raw sugar in Fiji. It is also the largest public enterprise in Fiji directly employing nearly 3000 people while another 200,000 or more depend on it for their livelihood in rural...
(FSC) at the time. The FSC had not committed to Singh's proposals at the time, and no undertakings had been given, Khan said.
Jioji Kotobalavu, the chief executive officer in the Prime Minister's Office, announced on 12 December that the government had received a complaint from Jeewan Jyoti Bhagat, the leader of the Indian Technical Mission for sugar industry reforms, about "obnoxious emails" from Singh. Singh threatened to sue Bhagat along with the Indian government, and said that if there was no favourable response from the Indian government, he would pursue the matter through Fijian courts. On 13 December, he told the Fiji Live
Fiji Live
Fijilive is an online newspaper and business and cultural directory in Fiji. The site is owned by the Future Group of Companies owned by Fiji entrepreneur Yashwant Gaunder....
news service that he had hired lawyers from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to prepare the case on his behalf.
On 27 December 2006, the Fiji Sun
Fiji Sun
The Fiji Sun is a daily newspaper published in Fiji. Owned by Sun News Limited, it was first published in September 1999. An internet edition is also published....
referred to an email from Bhagat, dated 26 November 2004, appreciating Singh's work, and cited the letter as evidence that Singh deserved to be paid for his services.
Furthermore Anand Singh had travelled to many places. One famouse place was in Smethwick. He met his body building manager. his name was Kamal Singh who has recently built a 6 pack.