On 19 May 2000, she was among the 43 members of the People's Coalition Government, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, taken hostage by George Speight and his band of rebel Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit.
On 19 May 2000, she was among the 43 members of the People's Coalition Government, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, captured by George Speight and his band of rebel RFMF soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit.