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Angidi Chettiar

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Angidi Chettiar
2nd Vice President of Mauritius
In office
24 August 2007 – 15 September 2010
PresidentAnerood Jugnauth
Preceded byRaouf Bundhun
Succeeded byMonique Ohsan Bellepeau
In office
1 July 1997 – 17 February 2002
PresidentCassam Uteem
Preceded byRabindranath Ghurburrun
Succeeded byRaouf Bundhun
Acting President of Mauritius
In office
15 February 2002 – 18 February 2002
Prime MinisterAnerood Jugnauth
Preceded byCassam Uteem
Succeeded byAriranga Pillay (acting)
Personal details
Born(1928-04-29)29 April 1928
Aruppukottai, Madurai, British India (now India)
Died15 September 2010(2010-09-15) (aged 82)
Political partyMauritian Labor Party
SpouseMrs Chettiar
ProfessionBarrister

Angidi Verriah Chettiar CBE (29 April 1928 – 15 September 2010) was a Mauritian politician who served twice as the second vice president of Mauritius until his death in September 2010.[1]

Early life

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Angidi Chettiar was born in Aruppukkottai in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He came to Mauritius at the age of 10. His family were traders.

Political career

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Angidi Chettiar throughout his political career was a staunch member of the Mauritius Labour Party. He served the party for more than 50 years and held the position of treasurer of the party for a few decades. Before being appointed vice-president of Mauritius, Angidi Chettiar was a member of the Legislative Assembly for many years, serving as Government Chief Whip and eventually Minister in the Government of Prime Minister Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam from 1980 to 1982.

He served a first term as vice president from 1997 to 2002, and he briefly became acting president in 2002 when Cassam Uteem resigned. However, Chettiar also resigned within days after refusing to sign a controversial anti-terrorism bill, saying that the bill was discriminatory against Muslims. The line of succession then bestowed the presidential powers and duties onto Supreme Court Justice Ariranga Pillay.

After the come-back of Navin Ramgoolam, current leader of Mauritius Labour Party, to power, Chettiar was reappointed as vice-president of Mauritius for a second term by the president of Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth, in 2007.

He died while serving as vice president on 15 September 2010.[2] He suffered from health problems for a few months before his death. He is survived by four sons and one daughter. Another son has already died.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Former Vice Presidents". Vice President website. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Vice-President of the Republic Angidi Chettiar Passes Away". Government of Mauritius. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by Vice President of Mauritius
1997–2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Mauritius
Acting

2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice President of Mauritius
2007–2010
Succeeded by