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Tulsi Ram Sharma | |
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Member of Legislative Council (Fiji) for North Western Indian Division | |
In office 1950–1953 | |
Preceded by | A. D. Patel |
Succeeded by | Ayodhya Prasad |
Personal details | |
Profession | Lawyer |
Tulsi Ram Sharma MBE was the first Indo-Fijian to qualify as a lawyer. He served one term as member of the Legislative Council and three terms as the President of Fiji Indian Football Association. He was one of the founding members of the Maha Sangh, but his association with farmers' union was short-lived. In 1941 he was appointed to Central Indian War Committee, formed by the Government to enlist the support of Indians to the war effort.