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THE THREE are Wella [Vadivelu] Pillay, Rajesh Patel, and Romit Meghji.
Pillay donated $40,000 to FFP. On 20 June 2014, he donated $10,000. On 12 March 2015, he donated $10,000. Two years later, on 18 April 2017, he donated another $10,000. On 15 August 2019, $10,000. Total:$40,000. Twice, he donated as Wella Pillay and the other two under Vadivelu Pillay
RAJESH K PATEL also donated a total of $40,000 to FFP. On 4 July 2014, he made a donation of $10,000. A year later, on 22 October 2015, he gave another $10,000. On 13 December 2016, his $10,000 donation was received by Shailesh Kumar on behlaf of FFP. On 26 January 2018, Rajesh Patel donated another $10,000.
ROMIT MEGHJI: WE couldn't find him in our database under Meghji but eventually we found him under Parshottam. On 14 June 2017, he donated $10,000 to FijiFirst Party. We will be disclosing these three individuals family donations later on.
In the FDB Annual Report 2019, the bank stated that loans amounting to $2,734,885 (2018:$1,786,651) were advanced to 'a company where a director has a related party interest'. The annual Report said the $2,734,885 in loans were 'provided under normal terms and conditions'.
Fijileaks understands the director mentioned is RAJESH PATEL, who has shares in the company that obtained a loan of more than $2.73million.
CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST: In the FDB Profile, RAJESH PATEL is mentioned also as the Director of Nando's Fiji. But having borrowed millions to invest in the Nando's franchise, it was forced to shut down following a visit by Nando's overseas director
 Fiji@50: Rajesh Patel with his Independence Commermorative Medal |  |
