PART 2: WHEN BAINIMARAMA ABDICATES HIS PM POSITION TO KHAIYUM

 

PART 2: WHEN BAINIMARAMA ABDICATES HIS PM POSITION TO KHAIYUM

 

Thakur Ranjit Singh

 

A Summary of Part 1:

In Part 1, we told of the two choices between Rabuka and Bainimarama for the upcoming election, and how Rabuka reformed into a gentleman after apologising and repenting his sins of 1987. On the other hand, Bainimarama was a good noble man when he removed Qarase in 2006, promising to clean up Fiji. Then I was his ardent supporter for the good things he promised. However, Bainimarama started changing and I changed my views on him since Khaiyum came on board and Bainimarama started to change for the worse through bad advice, bad direction and bad influence. The story continues in Part 2….

 

PART 2

Since Bainimarama’s abdication of Prime Ministership seat of the country to his Attorney General (AG), Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Fiji has really gone to the dogs and became a country of shame, abusing its democratic principles under one-man rule. Democratic institutions were raped. Special laws were passed either to reward cronies or punish or remove opponents. This is unheard of in any civilised democracy.

 

Welcome to the real Prime Minister of Fiji, Khaiyum (left) while Bainimarama (right) seems to have abdicated his position and power, and lost control of Fiji. Khaiyum seems to make all the decisions, and institutions of the country seem to have become his personal man-servants which bow down to him. The neutrality and the independence of the JUCIARY, LEGISLATURE and EXECUTIVE no longer exists, as all are at the disposal of the real mover and shaker, commandeered for his use - and abuse. Read this article to see how.

Fiji needs to be rescued – we owe it to our new generation. I don’t have to enumerate the list of nepotism, nepotist corruption, bad practices, rape of democratic principles and other issues when some media also appear to have become AG’s lapdogs - paltu kutta. Propaganda Model, the theory of media I studied in media school became reality where media that benefit from government suck up to the regime and become its marketing machine, and hence spread propaganda for its leaders and turn into a weapon for the opponents. Under the Propaganda Model of media, some media benefitting from a government degenerate as cheerleader of them and renders into a mere business where journalism becomes a prostitute of those in power.

 

Fiji now has unprecedented levels of poverty, decaying infrastructure as evidenced by frequent water cuts and power outages, assault on human rights, silenced and bullied media, extraordinarily high levels of external debt, blatant nepotism, religious- skewed favours and mismanagement at all levels. And some media do not report the bare facts. Others are gagged with designed legislation and other threats. Media freedom, apart from other freedoms, have also become mistress of the regime. Fiji had never descended so low.

 

I seem to have angered a group of Facebook imposters, led by a faceless Max Ram and joined by other trolls from Fiji First, who have gone dirty, involving my family in the equation. It can only come from a certain group of people associated with Fiji First and those close to them. My intelligence tells me this is from a group of young University people earning very lucrative money by doing public relations (PR) jobs facilitated by Fiji First, made up of some USP dropouts and associates and friends of the regime. And that includes some relatives of those nearer to the power as well, and your guess is as good as mine, as to who they are. It reflects on the level of dirtiness to which Bainimarama’s Party has degenerated into, and more the reason why they have to be removed. And now they are accusing me of being an Anti-Muslim.

 

This so-called Max Ram names me as a “new player, a strong critic of Bainimarama government residing in NZ, anti-Islamic, on Fijis stop departure joins the growing list of insurgents trying to overthrow a democratic elected govt of Fiji.” What a joke.

It appears these people create fake Facebook accounts and accuse and hound anybody who is seen as a threat to AG or the Fiji First, or who dare to comment about nepotism related to the Muslim equation. They are doing this to me personally, and wish to silence me through intimidation, accusing me of religion-bashing. Because of this bullying, many are scared from speaking about the Islamic factor in Fiji since Bainimarama has abdicated his position to his deputy who has unashamedly favored people of his faith.

"Don't worry, Sir, I will take care of Fiji while you are overseas," says Khaiyum. And Bainimarama has been spending much time overseas, earning healthy per diems, while Khaiyum is free to run Fiji at his whims.

The latest Bollywood Akshay Kumar blockbuster, “Sooryavanshi” has revealed how potential terrorists from Pakistan infiltrate India as sleeping cells, coming in guise of cricket players and supporters, assume profiles as Hindus, marry their women, settle down, as they look the same, speak the language and hide as Hindus until called in for terror actions against the host country. Somewhat similar seems to be the fate of Fiji when it seems some Muslims have adopted fake Facebook Hindu names, namely this Max Ram, who then try to discredit any critics and go dirty as expected, and try to tarnish name and drag the family as well. Fiji was never been this low.

Little do these puppies of Fiji First realize that this Thakur survived despise, punishment and hatred of two diametrically opposed Prime Ministers of Fiji between 2000 and 2003, who today are lying on scrap heaps of Fiji’s political history. (You guess who they are). Let the third one and his greaser boys try.

"Look here, I removed the corrupt leader to clean up Fiji, and no Army Officer will gain out of this removal" he promised in 2006, when he removed Qarase. However in the last 15 years, Fiji seems to be in deeper dirt and depth now than it was in 2006. He seems to have forgotten his promise, started enjoying the baubles and benefits of the office and seems to have abdicated his office to his deputy. 

Another matter of concern on this regime is adulteration of our Immigration department which would need urgent enquiry and cleansing once Fiji is rescued from Fiji First abuse. And like the plot of “Sooryavanshi”, we concerned Fiji born citizens need to ask, how many Bangladeshis and Pakistanis have been allowed to enter Fiji, assume Fiji Indian identity, run businesses, have Fiji passports and vote for Fiji First? When last year a murder took place in my village in Rarawai, Ba where a Bangladeshi killed two of his countrymen, only then did we realized they have been living among us as our village people. Reportedly many are settled in the Western division and some run businesses, do farming and have market stalls in Ba, Lautoka and other markets in the Western division.

I was talking to a friend of mine in Ba and he mentioned he saw some people on the street who looked Indian, he spoke and found the accent unusual. Upon enquiry, he was told that this guy was from ‘Bangladesh” and my friend thought he was from such a named settlement near Yalalevu, in Ba, Fiji. No, said this guy, “me from country of Bangladesh, former West Pakistan, near India.” Similar stories are also in Lautoka, Nadi and other areas in the West as well. I wonder how many of such “foreigners” have been fast-tracked as Fiji citizens who will undoubtedly vote Fiji First in the election. What an immigration scandal we have on our hands, with Khaiyum in the driver’s seat while Bainimarama naps.

"I had no other way, but follow the wishes of my Chiefs in denying Bavadra Government a smooth transition of power, as per wishes of the people and democracy" admitted a young Rabuka in 1987, when he initiated the coup culture in Fiji. However, since then, he appears to have grown, matured, apologised and repented the sins of 1987. Hence , he deserves a second chance to redeem his sins and rescue Fiji from the rabbit -hole.

This fake Max Ram, acting as a Mongrel (jungli kutta, dog) of Fiji First has been barking at me, with false accusation of me being anti-Islamic, their usual tactic to distract people from discussing the Islamic factor under Bainimarama. I am not anti-Islamic, nor I hate any religion. I belong to a religion which believes in the concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, meaning all the world is a family, we are children of one God, and not like some religions which believe that there is only one God and all non-believers are infidels, Kafirs, worthy of hatred. Therefore, I as a Hindu don’t hate my Muslim brothers who have been living peacefully amongst us from the days of Girmit when they shared brotherhood as “Jahajis” - travelling companion in the same Girmit ships. We all had brotherly relationships until infiltration of Fiji by Mullahs (priests) from overseas, especially Islamic nations, who radicalize Fiji Muslims into treating non-believers as infidels and Kafir. But my Hinduism treats the whole world as a huge family.

And as Hindus, we have an upbringing that teaches us to love all as children of one God and hate nobody for their beliefs. Only we chant in our temples, Mandirs...” Eeswar Allah tere naam…” (Ram, Bhagwan and Allah are one). However, as a journalist, I will not allow a Muslim politician who regards Fiji as his personal property, seems to have hoodwinked Bainimarama, and abuses his position of power while the real PM seems to be under a spell. As part of this manipulation, he is trying to “Islamize” Fiji under guise of equality for “all Fijians” where every man and his dog in most top Fiji positions belong to his religion. Only 5% of population in Fiji now seem to control over 90% of top influential positions. Even statistics of Girmit reveals that Muslim Girmitiyas were only around 10%, majority being Hindus.

A matter of shame for Hindus is that the largest Hindu organisation, Shri Sanatan Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji seems to have become a lapdog, a paltu kutta of the Fiji First Government, with some top officials reportedly minting money. (Disclaimer - I did not speak about any printing press!) Perhaps this shows the reason why India was in shackles of Moghuls and the British for a thousand years because of betrayal and disunity in their own people. This is happening to Sanatani Hindus in Fiji who are misled by their opportunist leaders. Indeed, a shame for Hindus to be so gullible under a wanting leadership of their organisation.

Rabuka (left) and Bainimarama - the two former army commanders and coup-makers are getting the highest poll results for the upcoming election. Both the leaders have changed, Rabuka for the better, and Bainimarama, for the worse, after giving powers of PM to his deputy, and allowing Fiji to go down to the dogs, as detailed in these three part articles.

While racial inequality existed in Fiji since colonial days, religious inequality is a new phenomenon, which only came in since Khaiyum entered politics and teamed with Bainimarama. This sort of religious-based inequality had never existed in history of Fiji. One may ask, since when people belonging to a certain religion have overnight acquired such extraordinary skills and IQ to beat Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and others of Fiji for most top positions? It never happened in Fiji’s history. And particularly, never since Fiji independence in 1970 in Ratu Mara's Alliance, Rabuka's SVT, Qarase's SDL and Chaudhry 's People's Coalition. How come it started under Fiji First’s Bainimarama when Khaiyum usurped the PM's position to commit religious cleansing of Hindus, Sikhs and Christians from top positions to be replaced by people and relatives of his religion?

Why is this allowed to happen under guise of democracy? My stand is against injustice in Fiji and dictatorship masquerading as democracy, not against Islam or Muslims. It is nothing about being anti any religion. This is my journalistic ethics crying out against injustice committed to people of Fiji, disguised as democracy.

Injustice anywhere is threat to justice everywhere. Bainimarama forgot his pledge to clean up Fiji, which has now sunk in deeper dirt than when he removed Qarase. People are asking, where is that noble (and slimmer) Bainimarama of 2006? Now he appears to have become a mere puppet of Khaiyum. That is most worrying for Fiji and those who wish to vote him back in power just because once he was a noble man. Now he appears to be under a big spell, and some claim it may be some sort of voodoo or Ojha’s (witchdoctor’s) work.

But in time to come, if Fiji First remains in power, any racial tensons of Itaukei will not be only with Indians, but Pakistanis and Bangladeshis will also come into the equation if the current reported floodgates at the Immigration department continues unabated.

 

[To be continued in Part 3 - a shocking revelation rarely spoken before…see this space]

[Continued in the final third part, revealing further notoriety and villainy of Fiji First under Khaiyum. and the choice left for people of Fiji to salvage it from hell]

[About the Author: Thakur Ranjit Singh is former Publisher of Fiji’s Daily Post newspaper, which Qarase and SDL regime ordered shut. Thakur was fired and removed from the positions by two diametrically opposed Prime Ministers: Chaudhry and Qarase. This was for speaking the truth and being too frank and not mincing his words, and he is doing so here again. He is a media commentator, a journalist and runs his blog, FIJI PUNDIT.]