Tulsi Ram Khelwan is an Indo-Fijian politician and former member of the

Senate of Fiji The Senate of Fiji was the upper chamber of Parliament. It was abolished by the 2013 Constitution of Fiji, after a series of military coups. It was the less powerful of the two chambers; it could not initiate legislation, but could amend or veto ...

. He served in the Senate from 2002 to 2006 as one of eight nominees of the

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

. As a Senator he advocated for reform of Fiji's sugar industry. At the

2006 Fijian general election General elections were held in Fiji between 6 and 13 May 2006. Background The 1997 Constitution of Fiji required general elections for the House of Representatives to be held at least once every five years. Acting President Ratu Joni Madraiw ...

he objected to SDL candidate

Jale Baba Jale Baba in Lautoka is a Fijian businessman and political organizer. A forestry graduate of the Australian National University, he worked for Fiji Pine Limited for more than 20 years, before leaving in 1999 to start his own company- Baba Fore ...

's nomination on the grounds of pending bankruptcy proceedings. He later acted as chair of the Fiji Labour Party's national council in its efforts to expel five senior dissident members in 2006.

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