8 ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁post . ▁Although ▁Ko ya ▁had ▁initially ▁been ▁accepted ▁with ▁open ▁arms ▁by ▁the ▁K isan ▁Sang h , ▁which ▁lack ed ▁any ▁leg ally ▁qualified ▁person ▁in ▁its ▁leadership ▁team , ▁differences ▁soon ▁arose ▁between ▁Ko ya ▁and ▁Ay od h ya ▁Pr as ad , ▁who ▁saw ▁Ko ya ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁his ▁leadership . ▁Ay od h ya ▁Pr as ad ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁Ko ya ▁ou sted ▁from ▁the ▁K isan ▁Sang h ▁but ▁paid ▁a ▁heavy ▁price ▁for ▁this ▁as ▁Ko ya ▁worked ▁against ▁Ay od h ya ▁Pr as ad ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁election . ▁ ▁Then ▁India ▁Ma un at ul ▁Islam ▁Association ▁of ▁F iji ▁ ▁Ko ya ▁also ▁made ▁contributions ▁to ▁religious ▁and ▁cultural ▁organis ations . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁and ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Then ▁India ▁Ma un at ul ▁Islam ▁Association ▁of ▁F iji , ▁an ▁organisation ▁representing ▁Muslim s ▁of ▁South ▁Indian ▁origin ▁in ▁F iji . ▁Ko ya ' s ▁family ▁origin ated ▁from ▁Ker ala , ▁in ▁South ▁India . ▁ ▁The ▁Federation ▁of ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁ ▁Ko ya ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁C ane ▁G row ers , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁new ▁can e ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Sug ar ▁Ref ining ▁Company . ▁He ▁formed ▁close