Abhijit Pandya Politician
Abhijit Pandya (born 19 January 1980 in Harrow, England) is an English solicitor, best known for his representation of the seminal authors Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer against the UK ban of Home Secretary Teresa May on the grounds of freedom of speech. He is also known for his work in the field of investment treaty dispute resolution, including academic commentary. He has frequently appeared on radio discussing international law and territorial disputes, and has appeared on television on numerous occasions discussing international law and human rights.He is also a blogger for the Daily Mail. Formerly Deputy Chairman of Hackney Conservative Association, he has most recently represented the UK Independence Party at elections. He was a candidate for UKIP in the Harrow East constituency at the 2010 general election. Pandya increased the UKIP vote in a contest won by Bob Blackman of the Conservative Party. In 2011 Pandya stood as a candidate in the Leicester South by-election, and following controversy over his remarks about women's human rights in Islam, he increased the UKIP vote in a predominantly Labour seat (Leicester South#Elections in the 2010s). Despite these successes he has not shied from being critical of the party.