Jag Bhaduria denied that he had lied about his education and apologized for the letters.
16 Facts About Jag Bhaduria
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Jag Bhaduria served the remainder of his term as an Independent Liberal.
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Jag Bhaduria won the contest to be the Liberal candidate for Markham prior to the 1988 federal election, defeating retired accountant David Wishart for the nomination.
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Jag Bhaduria was defeated in the election by Progressive Conservative incumbent Bill Attewell, losing by nearly 15,000 votes.
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Jag Bhaduria was among the first South Asians elected to the House of Commons, along with Herb Dhaliwal and Gurbax Singh Malhi, all Liberals.
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On January 21,1994, the Toronto Sun published an article quoting from a threatening letter allegedly written by Jag Bhaduria while he was a teacher with the Toronto Board of Education.
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The Sun alleged that Jag Bhaduria sent the letter to Board executives in 1989 after being turned down for a series of vice principal positions.
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Jag Bhaduria had been fired from his teaching position over the incident on August 31,1990.
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On January 24,1994, Jag Bhaduria apologized in the House of Commons, and indicated that he had written letters of apology to the Board executives in 1990.
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Jag Bhaduria claimed that the initials instead referred to "intermediate", stating that he held a certification of intermediate completion from the university in 1976 but did not hold a law degree, and insisted that he never claimed to be a lawyer.
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However, the University reported that it did not grant such a certification, and that Jag Bhaduria had withdrawn from the program.
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Jag Bhaduria officially resigned from the Liberal caucus on January 27,1994.
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Nomination candidate Don Gracey alleged that Jag Bhaduria had submitted forms supporting his own nomination signed by members who thought they were supporting Gracey's.
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The series of controversies led to calls for Jag Bhaduria to resign from Parliament.
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Jag Bhaduria declined to resign, and served the rest of his term as an Independent Liberal.
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Jag Bhaduria later sued Chretien and the Liberal Party for $38 million.