On 19 May 2000, he was among the 44 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.
In May 2000, he was part of a 44-member People's Coalition Government, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, who was taken captive by George Speight and his band of RFMF rebels from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit.