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Chengara Veetil Devan NairMr. Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, also known as C. V. Devan Nair, (born 1923) was the third President of Singapore and was elected by Parliament on October 23, 1981. He served as President until 1985. Prior to this, he led the Singapore trade union movement. Like most political leaders in Singapore, he is a member of the People's Action Party. On March 28, 1985, Nair resigned in unclear circumstances. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew stated in parliament that Nair resigned to get treatment for alcoholism, a charge Nair hotly denies. According to Nair's counterclaim, he resigned under pressure when their political views came into conflict and Lee threatened to seek a motion in parliament to oust him as president. Nair also alleged that he was fed drugs to make him appear disoriented, and rumors were spread about his personal life in an attempt to discredit. In 1999, an article about the case in the Canadan newspaper Globe and Mail resulted in a libel suit by Lee. http://www.singapore-window.org/sw99/90329gm.htm The suit was thrown out of court after Nair's counterclaim. http://www.sgmlaw.com/userfiles/filescase/file_1299668_dewart.PDF Nair, C. V. Devan Nair, C. V. Devan
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