▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁S ake asi ▁But ad ro ka ▁and ▁the ▁F iji ▁National ist ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁surprise ▁announ cement ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁party ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁dro pping ▁its ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁rep atri ation ▁of ▁Ind o - F ij ians ▁to ▁India . ▁Cit iz ens ▁of ▁Indian ▁descent ▁would ▁now ▁be ▁welcome ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁party , ▁said ▁party ▁President ▁Sa ula ▁Tel awa , ▁and ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁forth coming ▁election ▁under ▁its ▁b anner ▁- ▁provided ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁Christians . ▁Asp iring ▁candidates ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁submit ▁references ▁from ▁a ▁F ij ian ▁chief ▁and ▁their ▁local ▁past or , ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁born - ag ain ▁Christians ▁for ▁a ▁minimum ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁years , ▁Tel awa ▁told ▁the ▁F iji ▁Sun . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁military ▁regime ▁prom ul g ated ▁new ▁reg ulations ▁gover ning ▁the ▁registration ▁of ▁political ▁parties , ▁requiring ▁all ▁parties ▁to ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁All ▁existing ▁parties ▁had ▁to ▁re - register ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁not ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁to ▁re - register , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁was ▁w ound ▁up ▁and ▁its ▁assets ▁for fe ited ▁to ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category