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Issue No: 757; 13 May 2001
Veteran Labour politician and Member of Parliament, Muttu Swamy passed away this morning in Ba. Swamy reportedly fell ill after the Fiji Labour Party National Council Meeting yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Ba Mission Hospital and admitted. He died at 3am this morning. Swamy, a founding member of the FLP, represented Labasa Indian Communal Constituency in the Parliament. He entered the Parliament for the first time in 1995 when he won a by-election in Labasa. Swamy was an avid debater in the Parliament. He was also the Treasurer of the National Farmers Union, and campaigned hard for the Sugar Cane Growers election held last Saturday. He was 62. Swamy
was held hostage with the other government members for 56 days when the
terrorists took over the Parliament Complex. Hostages say that Swamy was a tower
of strength for the other hostages. Apart from three other hostages, Swamy was
abused the most by the terrorists. Despite his age, Swamy remained firm and
“continued to provide courage to the other hostages”.
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