Tomasi Kanailagi

Tomasi Kanailagi (1938 or 1939 — 14 June 2018)[1][2] was a Fijian Methodist minister and political leader.

Rev Kanailagi attended Lelean Memorial School before embarking on his Theological Studies at Davuilevu.

In August 2002, Kanailagi told the Senate that non-indigenous Fijians should leave the country.

Following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état the military regime told the Methodist church that it would not be permitted to hold any more annual conferences until Kanailagi was removed from office.

[8] When the church attempted to hold its 2009 conference, he was arrested for violating the Public Emergency Regulations.