Political Involvements and Patriotic responsibility

 

Dave Kissoondoyal’s urge for helping others without expecting anything in return has made him exercise in various fronts like in club and associations, in social activities and within religious framework. Dave most ultimate aim is to be active fully in politics and set an example in this field as well. He wants to be a model for the future generations.  

Dave Kissoondoyal believes much in the work done than building the political image through public exposure. Although being behind the scene, he has provided many ideas to political parties and the Government in place. He has taken his patriotic responsibility fully, by sending his views and opinions concerning the welfare of the nation. 

Though the MSM Government was in place since 1982, there was no Youth Movement of the Party up to 1988. On the 14^th of January 1988, Dave Kissoondoyal sent a letter to the President of the MSM, Mr Michael Glover with the suggestion to set up a Youth Movement of the Party. On the 10^th of February 1988, Mr Michael Glover, who was the Minister of Youth and Sports responded to Dave’s letter and mentioned that he had the green light from the Prime Minister to set up the Youth Movement. 

In 1995, Dave Kissoondoyal together with Rama Valayden, Sunil Dowarkasing, Nitin Sewduth and Gerard Louise formed the “Groupe de reflexion d’Emmanuel Anquetil” (GREA). Slowly more members joined the group. During the General elections of 20^th December 1995, the group travelled throughout the 20 constituencies of Mauritius and named it “Convoi de l’Unite”, where national reconciliation was preached.  

After the elections, meetings were held throughout the whole island and the group worked day and night for the Electoral Reforms, first document of GREA. GREA decided to regroup credible personalities irrespective of their previous political affiliations to create a true republican platform. The result gave birth of the “Mouvement Républicain”, on Friday 23^rd August 1996. 

Dave was the first Treasurer of the Mouvement Républicain. The party was doing well in the early days and promoting the republican values. After a major rise in the price of basic stuffs, the MR Party affixed posters throughout the whole island. Dave Kissoondoyal, together with four MR members was arrested in Flacq in February 1997. Though the posters were hand written, the police charged them of affixing posters without the name of the publisher. The case was sent to Court and on the third hearing, only Dave Kissoondoyal had to plea guilty since he was seconded for duty in the UK and would not be available to attend the court. 

When Dave Kissoondoyal returned to the island, after working for two and a half years in the United Kingdom, he realised that the MR party has been diverted from its initial objectives. Therefore he left the MR.

Dave then joined the MMM Regional 11. He also noticed that not much was done on the ICT sector. Dave sent a fax to the Deputy Prime Minister on 2^nd January 2001, proposing to use ICT to boost the economy.

He was then elected Secretary of the Regional No. 11. Now he is a member of the Central Committee and member of the Politburo of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) Political Party.

Dave was the runner-up in the legislative Assembly General Elections of May 2010 when he stood as candidate under the banner of the MMM in Constituency No. 11 (Rose Belle - Vieux Grand Port)

Dave's journey does not end here. He is committed to help his country. He believes in "what you can give to the country rather than what the country can give you"