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 get involved 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 14th 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 10th
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 20th 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 23rd 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. Dave then joined the MMM Regional 11. He also
noticed that nothing was done on the ICT sector. Dave sent a fax to the
Deputy Prime Minister on 2nd January 2001, proposing to use ICT
to boost the economy. This was the foundation to the Cyberisland concept.
Dave
Kissoondoyal is currently the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the
MMM Regional No. 11.
Dave
sends his ideas and views on the ICT sector in Mauritius to the Minister of
IT and Telecoms as well as to the Deputy Prime
Minister. He is invited in
various seminars and conferences on the ICT sector to participate. Dave
believes in "what
you can give to the country rather than what the country can give you."