The watery world of Mon Cala was the site of a civil war during the Clone Wars, as the Mon Calamari people sided with the Republic, while the Quarren were backed by the Separatist Alliance. Senator Meena Tills was caught in the midst of this conflict, advising where she could while under the protection of the Jedi and clone troopers.
Later, Senator Tills was part of the Delegation of 2,000 -- Senatorial representatives concerned with the manner in which Chancellor Palpatine had waged the Clone Wars. The Petition of 2,000 identified Senators formally complaining on Palpatine's conduct, and requested that he return his emergency powers to the Senate following the resolution of the conflict.
Meena Tills was the Senatorial representative for the Mon Calamari of Mon Cala during the Clone Wars. Following the settlement of hostilities between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari, she shared representation of her planet with a Quarren official.
Captain Ackbar devoted himself to the protection of Senator Meena Tills during the civil war that rocked their home world at the time of the Clone Wars.
Meena Tills offered what guidance and insight she could to young Prince Lee-Char, heir to the Mon Cala throne during tumultuous times.
Though ruled by a monarch, the Mon Calamari nonetheless believe firmly in an elected government that supplemented the royal house.
Palpatine's advancement in power during the Clone Wars drew the concern of many Senators, who worried that the office of the Chancellor was gaining too much authority over the Republic.