 Though candid in expressing his admiration for Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and, later, Fidel Castro Ruz, Jagan in power asserted that the PPP's Marxist-Leninist principles must be adapted to Guyana's own particular circumstances.Jagan advocated nationalization of foreign holdings, especially in the sugar industry.British fears of a communist takeover, however, caused the British governor to hold Jagan's more radical policy initiatives in check.