[5] Her involvement in active politics started in 2003 after her return to Mauritius after having been an Actuarial Consultant in Canada.
In 2001, her intervention against dislodging a street vendor caused a controversy [6] Paul Bérenger publicly insulted Nita Deerpalsing in the National Assembly in August 2008.
[7] She had expressed support for then Attorney General Rama Valayden, when Bérenger as Opposition Leader retorted with sexist comments rode ene mari pou li marié do!
[8][9] Nita Deerpalsing made news headlines soon after a public meeting of the Labour-MMM coalition Alliance de l’Avenir held on 1 May 2010 in Quatre Bornes.
The Labour Party leader Navin Ramgoolam became so angry about a defective microphone that he lost his temper and was caught on record to utter disrespectful words towards Nita Deerpalsing who also held the position of Director of Communication of the Labour Party (Mauritius).