Manikam Pillai

Manikam Vasigam Pillai
The Honourable; Manikam Vasigam Pillai; M.B.E.
24th Attorney General of Fiji
	In office; 1981–1984
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Ratu Sir George Cakobau
Prime Minister	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
Preceded by	Andrew Deoki
Succeeded by	Qoriniasi Bale
2nd Chairman, Fiji Law Reform Commission
	In office; 1984–1987
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Ratu Sir George Cakobau
Prime Minister	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
Preceded by	K. A. Stuart
Succeeded by	Vacant; Next held by Daniel Fatiaki; 1994-1995
Senator of Fiji
	In office; 1981–1984
Appointed by	Prime Minister of Fiji
President of the Senate	Robert Munro; Wesley M. Barrett
Personal details
Citizenship	Fijian
Nationality	British subject; (until 1970)
Political party	Alliance Party
Occupation	Lawyer, Sports administrator

Manikam Vasagam Pillai MBE (last name sometimes spelt Pillay) was a Fiji Indian lawyer, football administrator, and politician. He was a supporter of the Alliance Party[1] and in the 1968 by-elections contested the Nadi Indian Communal seat against Dr A. D. Patel, the leader of the Federation Party, but lost by 7903 votes to 2772.[2] He later served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1981 to 1984.[3] He then became Chairman of the Fiji Law Reform Commission, serving till 1987.

Career

Pillay was President of the Fiji Football Association from 1962 to 1965, and again from 1967 to 1983. .[4] He opened Govind Park in July 1976.[5] Associates remembered him as a polite and unflappable person, who rarely spoke during negotiations, except to propose a compromise (which was usually accepted) to break a deadlock.[6]

On 13 June 1980, Pillai was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) for his services to the community.[7] He died in the late 1980s or early 1990s.[8]

Legal offices
Preceded by Andrew Deoki	Attorney General of Fiji 1981-1984	Succeeded by Qoriniasi Bale
Preceded by K. A. Stuart	Chairman, Fiji Law Reform Commission 1984-1987	Succeeded by (Vacant)
Political offices
Preceded by	Senator of Fiji 1981-1984	Succeeded by

References

Larkin, Philip. "Chapter 2: Baptism by Fire" (PDF). In the Eye of the Storm. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
Lal, Brij V. "Chapter 1: Inheritance" (PDF). In the Eye of the Storm. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
Fiji's Previous Attorneys-General
"Kewal joins race for vice president's post", Fiji Times, 22 November 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2013
"The Day Ba Reigned". Fiji Times. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
Tarte, Daryl. "10. Sugar". Fiji: A Place Called Home. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
"Order of the British Empire (Civil Division)" (PDF). The London Gazette. 13 June 1980. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
Bulewa, K. R. "Meeting of June/July 1992" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) The House of Representatives. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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[1] Larkin, Philip. "Chapter 2: Baptism by Fire" (PDF). In the Eye of the Storm. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[2] Lal, Brij V. "Chapter 1: Inheritance" (PDF). In the Eye of the Storm. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[AttornFiji-3] Fiji's Previous Attorneys-General

[FijiFoot-4] "Kewal joins race for vice president's post", Fiji Times, 22 November 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2013

[5] "The Day Ba Reigned". Fiji Times. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[6] Tarte, Daryl. "10. Sugar". Fiji: A Place Called Home. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[7] "Order of the British Empire (Civil Division)" (PDF). The London Gazette. 13 June 1980. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[8] Bulewa, K. R. "Meeting of June/July 1992" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) The House of Representatives. Retrieved 2 October 2015.