Mahendra Chaudhry: Quotes about people

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“A lack of good governance, political instability, declining law and order situation, racial discrimination and lack of opportunities are the major reasons driving people away from Fiji.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Comments on Fiji's high emigration rate (19 June 2005)

People , Law

“The status quo is not good for the ordinary Fijians. It is good for the elites in society but not for the ordinary Fijians. This is why you have not seen the ordinary Fijians progress much in the last 35 years since independence. It needs a change in policy and strategies for the development of the grassroots Fijian people.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Interview with Fiji Live, 22 August 2005

People , Change

“Viewed against such a backdrop, there is creeping anxiety about the future of our nation, characterised as it is by deep communal divisions and a disturbingly high rate of out-migration of our skilled people.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Address to the conference of the Fiji Labour Party, Lautoka, 31 July 2005

People , Communication , Future

“The last 18 years has been spent standing and trying to catch up on things, and as we were getting out of that we had another coup in 2000 so we were thrown back again several. That is how I see this day: it is a day of honest reflection and if we want to move the nation forward than we have to really determine the way, learn to read ourselves to the problem that we have and particularly the people who cause this problem.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Fiji Day address, 10 October 2005 (excerpts)

People , Way , Problem , Learning

“If you as the voters exercise this choice then you must remain content with whatever has come your way in the past four years under the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua rule. But no, you must indeed be prepared to face even worst times because under the SDL there will be more instability and divisiveness. The economy will dip further, more and more people will be leaving our shores and the resources of the indigenous people will continue to be shamelessly exploited by bureaucrats, unscrupulous politicians and their collaborators for their own gain.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Address to the conference of the Fiji Labour Party, Lautoka, 31 July 2005

People , Way , Exercises , Time

“To hide behind culture or tradition to justify anarchy is a gross insult to the very people whose culture or tradition may be paraded to glorify criminal conduct.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Speech at a farewell function for outgoing United States Ambassador David Lyon, 15 July 2005 (excerpts)

People

“I firmly believe that you all should identify yourselves as Fijian Americans, Fijian Canadians even though this right of being called a Fijian is denied to us (except the indigenous people) in our homeland of Fiji.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Message to the California Fiji Festival 2005

People

“My anger about the whole episode is that Shri Chautala should exploit the feelings of the ordinary and poor folks of Haryana who are emotionally tied to me and to the people of Indian origin in Fiji and play on them a game of deceit for self enrichment.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Parliamentary speech, 2 December 2005 (excerpts)

People , Feeling , Game , Anger

“All too often, problems are left to simmer until too late, with disastrous consequences to the people who become victims of the excesses committed on them by self-centred and self-serving leaders.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Speech at a farewell function for outgoing United States Ambassador David Lyon, 15 July 2005 (excerpts)

People , Problem

“It (North America) has drawn heavily from the strength of each community of its people to build the richest and the most powerful nations on earth. You are privileged and fortunate to be in a land that recognises and rewards individual talent and enterprise.”

Mahendra Chaudhry

Message to the California Fiji Festival 2005

People , Communication