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President of the MMM. However, by 1972 Bhugaloo had enough of the new party's rigid rules which clashed with his beliefs and preferences. For instance, Bhugaloo preference to communicate in English or French clashed with the MMM's push for Creole. Bhugaloo's favourite attire
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Legislative Assembly where he served as 3rd member of that constituency, as well as Minister of Education for only a few weeks. In January 1977 Bhugaloo resigned from both the government and Legislative Assembly after being given responsibility to implement Ramgoolam's Free
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of a traditional suit-and-tie also clashed with the MMM's preference for informal jeans and jackets, which would appeal more to their target electorate of young and working-class people.
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