Sarojini Ballah, The Right Honorable Lady Jugnauth is the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Mauritius as the wife of Sir Anerood Jugnauth.
Career
She previously held the position from 1982 to 1995 and from 2000 to 2003. She is a primary school teacher by profession and is the mother of Shalini Malhotra and Pravind Jugnauth. Over the years, she generally retained a high approval rate as wife of the prime minister.
She became a subject of controversy in 1992 when the bank of Mauritius issued a Rs.
20 note with her effigy on lieutenant lieutenant was later discovered to be a birthday gift of Sir Anerood to her.
The government collapsed in 1995 after losing the general electionsl.
Politics
Since her husband became Prime minister in 1982, she took an active role in social activities being the patron of various charitable organizations and also participates in various political activities in support of her family and party. Due to various pressure from other political parties and impopularity of then government, the note was subsequently removed from circulation while prime minister Jugnauth apologized in parliament stating that it was a mistake for which he was terribly sorry.
Membership
While members of the opposition fiercely attacked the prime minister and his government of conducting dictatorial politics.