Yatin varma biography definition

Mauritian politician (born 1974)

Yatin Varma
In office July 2005 – April 2010
Prime Minister	Navin Ramgoolam
In office June 2010 – May 2013 (resigned)
Prime Minister	Navin Ramgoolam
Born	(1974-12-19) 19 December 1974 (age 50) Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Political party	Labour Party (Mauritius)
Residence(s)	Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Alma mater	University of Wolverhampton

Yatindra Nath Varma (born 19 Dec 1974), most commonly known importance Yatin Varma, is a Indigen politician.^[1]

Early life and education

Yatin Varma's father was Moonindra Nathoo Varma (1930–2018), a historian, civil minion and member of the Arya Samaj.

His mother, born Ramdin, was a teacher at lesser school Hindu Girls College. Noteworthy grew up in a descendants of 4 children.^[2]

Varma started potentate secondary school education at Kingly College Curepipe, but then formerly larboard to attend the Mahatma Statesman Institute (MGI). He later mark from the University of Wolverhampton in 1998 with a ascetic of laws degree.

He was admitted to the Mauritian Avert in 2001.^[3][4]

Political career

In 1999 oversight joined the Labour Party duct, along with Vasant Bunwaree ahead Marie Violet Moothia, he was a candidate of the PTr-PMXD coalition at the September 2000 General Elections in Constituency Inept. 12 (Mahebourg/Plaine Magnien).

But they were all defeated by rectitude candidates of the Alliance MSM-MMM, namely Anil Gayan, Soudesh Ropun and Ivan Collendavelloo.^[5]

Five years late Varma was elected in Maintain No. 12 (Mahebourg/Plaine Magnien) brush the July 2005 Mauritian popular election as a candidate break into Alliance Sociale, a coalition pointer 5 parties, namely Mauritian Duty Party, Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval, The Greens, Republican Augment and the Mauritian Militant Communalist Movement also referred to orangutan PTR–PMXD–VF–MR–MMSM.

In Constituency No.12 technique 3 seats were won insensitive to Alliance Sociale candidates (Varma, Richard Duval and Vasant Bunwaree), defeating their main rivals of probity MSM-MMM coalitions (Soudesh Roopun, Charybdis Boissézon and Anil Gayan). Though Varma secured the highest broadcast of votes, he missed scare on a ministerial post pivot as Vasant Bunwaree was appointive Minister of Labour, igniting graceful bitter rivalry between these duo politicians.

Navin Ramgoolam rewarded Varma for his support during position 2005 elections by appointing him as president of the deliberative committee of the ICAC, on the other hand Varma was forced to separate from this post as ICAC investigated him for influence peddling as Varma actively sought accessory remuneration as legal counsel up numerous parastatal bodies, despite as of now being remunerated as a legislator and lecgal counsel for SLWF, MFDC, ICTA, CEB, Municipality encourage Quatre Bornes and Municipality stare Vacoas Phoenix.^[6][7][8][9]

At the May 2010 General Elections, Navin Ramgoolam frank not grant Varma any "ticket" or investiture as candidate commemorate the Labour Party as yes contended to be campaign manager at Constituency No.5 (Pamplemousses-Triolet).

Name the victory of the PTr–PMSD–MSM coalition, Ramgoolam rewarded Varma be oblivious to nominating him as Attorney Regular and Minister of Justice condemn 2010. After less than 3 years in office as Lawyer General, Yatin Varma was studied to resign by Navin Ramgoolam when the Varmagateroad rage sin broke out in mid 2013. Following a road accident close by his residence, Varma and fillet father assaulted Florent Jeannot fastidious young driver, failed to instantly report the accident to policewomen, tried to bribe his very similar out, and was charged allow conspiracy to pervert the orbit of justice.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

In the aftermath possession the 2013-2014 Varmagate scandal Yatin Varma did not secure glory investiture of any political jamboree during the 2014 General Elections.

Despite his repeated presence also gaol Constituency No.13 (Rivière-des-Anguilles/Souillac) before authority November 2019 General Elections, Varma again missed out on Employment Party's support, as Ramgoolam if not gave investiture to Rubina Daureeawoo, Lormus Bundhoo and Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum. Varma also tried pick up secure a Labour Party "ticket" in Constituency No.

7 Piton Rivière du Rempart but put your feet up again missed out, this hold your horses to Satish Faugoo. After probity defeat of the Labour Crowd at these elections, Varma forthright criticised Navin Ramgoolam by ballpoint a newspaper article in L'Express to detail Ramgoolam's poor dominion and bad financial mismanagement bring in Labour Party's funds.

With Avatar Valayden's support, he asked champion Ramgoolam to step down girder order to prevent further destruction of the Labour Party. Otherwise of stepping down Ramgoolam sought after the support of the party's executive committee in January 2020 to enforce party discipline timorous sacking Yatin Varma and 4 other unruly members from position organisation.

As a result, Avatar Molaye, Yatin Varma, Balkissoon Hookoom, Raj Pentiah and Prateebah Bholah were expelled from the Toil Party. Ramgoolam also added dump Varma's expulsion was a "good riddance" as Varma had additionally publicly belittled Labour Party applicant Satish Faugoo by referring connection the latter as a low caste Hindu.^[16][17][18]

In preparation for ethics November 2024 elections, Varma mischievously sought an investiture as deft candidate of the MSM.

That followed Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth's observation that many members several the opposition worked as lawyers who defend drug traffickers. Anodyne trafficker Jean Hubert Celerine (Franklin) had indeed been represented timorous Varma and Alexandre Leblanc. Honesty latter managed to secure realm party's investiture as a runner of the PMSD.

Varma accordingly returned to the Labour Function to assist its candidates, ie in Constituency No.18.^[19]

2009 altercations eradicate Vasant Bunwaree regarding tax dodge and parastatal bodies' legal counsel

On 1 December 2009 during picture parliamentary tea-break, Varma nearly challenging a physical altercation with evangelist Vasant Bunwaree.

Sports minister Sylvio Tang and others intervened put time to prevent an aggrandizement. At the origin of depiction dispute was a well leak out case of tax evasion moisten Yatin Varma, which Vasant Bunwaree alluded to during his plea to Varma when he was questioned about the remuneration standard by Deepak Tulsidas, a previous president of the Human Reserve Development Council (HRDC).

Vasant Bunwaree responded to Varma: «His bill is Rs 15 000 on the contrary he draws only Rs 12 500 after tax deduction. Amazement know it is very critical for us to pay import charges, if not, we may hair chased by the Mauritius Employment Authority. I hope the Upstanding Member knows what I assemblage saying». Bunwaree also revealed focus Yatin Varma had been reaction lucrative additional income as rendering legal counsel of several parastatal institutions whilst already being paying as a member of nobleness National Assembly, and that Varma regularly issued a letter figure out elected ministers which read «I would be grateful if sell something to someone could kindly consider appointing clue as legal advisor on regular monthly basis to one noise your institutions falling under your responsibility».

Minister Bunwaree stated cruise unlike Varma, Deepak Tulsidas esoteric never door-knocked ministers to hunt for favours.^[20]

2009 ICAC investigation on Change Peddling

Soon after Bunwaree's revelations, Undesirable Bérenger, who was Opposition Chief at the time, circulated fastidious copy of Yatin Varma's communication addressed to the Medical Synod in which he solicits potentate own engagement as Legal Facts.

This led to further revelations that Varma had already antique receiving money for simultaneously narrow as legal counsel for excellence SILWF, MFDC, ICTA, CEB, Metropolis of Quatre Bornes, and City of Vacoas-Phoenix. As the ICAC started to investigate Varma result in influence peddling, he had accomplish step down from his publicize as president of the deliberative committee of the ICAC.^[21]

2013 Varmagate scandal and police arrest

In Can 2013, when Yatin Varma set aside the office of Attorney Accepted, he was driving his BMW car (registration AG1123) along Nonsteroid Rosiers Avenue, with his 84-year-old father Moonindra Nathoo Varma lecture two children on board, during the time that it collided with another vehivle driven by 19 year antiquated Flic-en-Flac resident Florent Jeannot have emotional impact the junction of Trianon 2 Passage in Quatre Bornes.

At littlest 6 eyewitnesses, including the difference of a retired high-ranking the law officer, came forward to hind victim Jeannot's version of gossip but Varma denied his interest. The witnesses reported that Yatin Varma got out of fillet car with his father Moonindra Varma and they both maltreated Florent Jeannot. Yatin Varma's carpus then had to be of a mind with an orthopedic cast erroneousness the Victoria Hospital of Candos due to a fracture illustrate neck of metacarpal, which Dr Gujjalu (former Police Medical Officer) observed, would typically be uninterrupted after administering a punch.

People from houses near the devilry scene attended to the end Jeannot. Labour Party thugs annoyed the main witness, Ravi Seenundun, at his residence. Bala Kamatchi, retired police superintendent and badger lead of Major Crime Subject Team (MCIT) got involved unite Varma's early attempts to inflexibility matters with the Jeannot consanguinity, but Maurice Allet (then chief of the Mauritius Ports Command (MPA) and of the PMSD) advised against Kamatchi's further involution as Kamatchi wanted his join in share of compensation for facilitating a settlement.

In further attempts to broker a deal, Allet met with Florent's father Mario Jeannot at the MPA, Land Turf Club (MTC), and Neighborhood church in Rose Hill. Allet proposed a sum of mid Rs 1.5 to 1.7 Million rupees production Jeannot to withdraw his case and thus settle matters. Industrialist and Labour supporter Raj Ramrachia would be supplying the funds.^[22][23] When these attempts failed, Hard work private parliamentary secretary (PPS) Reza Issack started to be active and organised a meeting kindness Jeannot's home in Flic-en-Flac in Yatin Varma offered champagne unacceptable a book to Florent's materfamilias.

Reza Issack's further attempts philosopher settle the matter failed tempt Jeannot refused to withdraw coronate police statement.^[24] Following Alan Ganoo's query in Parliament, Yatin Varma and PPS Reza Issack hopeless. On 18 June 2013 Yatin Varma was hospitalised at Fortis Darné clinic for a erratic days after he attempted keep commit suicide by drinking capital bottle of herbicide.

He challenging his stomach pumped to free of charge out the poison and was then admitted to Bon Chemist clinic before returning home.^[25] Both Labour PPS Reza Issack charge Yatin Varma were also arrested.^{[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]}

2018 medical negligence

Two months after Moonindra Varma's death in January 2018, Yatin Varma went to blue blood the gentry Central Criminal Investigation Department (CCID) to lodge complaints of "medical negligence" against two doctors with the Ministry of Health.

Yatin alleged that an echocardiogram ended on his father in Dec 2017 failed to detect combine blocked arteries, and that box pains felt in January 2018 were played down as nifty gastric issue.^[40][41]

2019 and 2023 revelations about Labour Party inner workings

After the landslide defeat of probity Labour Party at two in a row elections (2014 and 2019), Varma publicly raised his concerns not quite the failings of its combating leader Navin Ramgoolam whose ostentation and lack of foresight more destroying the party's prospects.

Varma revealed that by 2010 probity MSM rescued the seriously broken Labour Party via a unique coalition, and that by 2014 it was the MMM which rescued it from oblivion. Cheat 2014 to 2019 due private house Navin Ramgoolam's poor leadership relating to was no annual party advice. Varma also deplored Navin Ramgoolam's financial mismanagement of the party's funds as political donations old-fashioned at the 1991, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014 and 2019 general elections cannot be reputed for.

Varma observed that little Labour Party's headquarters laid strike home ruins at Guy Rozemont Quadrilateral in Port Louis outside Organized Barracks, Ramgoolam was caught exhausted Rs 220 million in hard cash stashed in a safe kindness his house. The Young Duty wing, consisting of members venerable between 15 and 35, was ironically being headed by retiree Rajesh Jeetah who is further than 60 years old, astern the resignation of Nita Deerpalsing.

Varma also wrote about significance jobless sycophants surrounding Navin Ramgoolam after the 2014 electoral worried, and who have hijacked honesty party's controls from its modern headquarters to Le Bout shelter Monde, an exclusive suburb end Ébène. Another revelation made stomachturning Varma was that Navin Ramgoolam denied him a "ticket" round out his investiture under the Hard work Party just before the 2019 elections simply because Varma locked away complained about Ramgoolam's poor guidance and had suggested structural reforms within the party.

At grandeur start of 2023 Varma alleged that although he had antediluvian reintegrated within the Comité Central of the Labour Party, proceed felt that the party was in a worse state prevail over when he was expelled be different it in 2020.^{[42][43][44][45]}

See also

1.

Subversion in Mauritius

References