One of the founder members of the New Maldives Movement as well as former Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed has said that New Maldives has more support of the people than President Gayoom’s government.
Dr. Shaheed made the statement in response to Minister Nasheed’s statement in his own private blog which said that the operation of the unregistered New Maldives Movement in the political arena was an injustice to other political parties.
Speaking to Miadhu Dr. Shaheed said that although New Maldives is not registered the movement has got an identity.
“We will not gain anything by going to court, because the courts are controlled by the government, but the people of the Maldives accept that a group called New Maldives exist, we have more support than the government” said Dr. Shaheed.
Dr. Shaheed further said as Minister Nasheed behaves like a child trying to get the attention of others and that he does not care much what Minister Nasheed says.
“Even President Gayoom sometimes reprimand him, if my information is not wrong Kalhala Website is originated from Theemuge, even that website contains information against him, Minister Nasheed is somebody who does not know what is happening or even does not know what to do” said Dr. Shaheed.
Dr. Shaheed pointed out even state Television TVM last week talked about a letter sent to the New Maldives Movement by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth. He pointed out under such circumstances when TVM reorganized their identity and capacity, what Minister Nasheed wrote in his blog does not make any sense.
“Some body told me the that news item was prepared by Nasheed himself, then he writes in his blog, New Maldives is nothing, my point is if we are nothing, a non existent entity, then why did he mention New Maldives on TVM” said Dr. Shaheed.
“The other thing is when New Maldives say something, Presidential Spokesperson and Information Minister jumps to provide responses, New Maldives said the government sold part of our territorial waters, Attorney General Azima denied it, so then what is Minister Nasheed talking about” said Dr. Shaheed.
“We do not need government recognition to be a movement, we know this not a registered organization and we have no intention of registering, they cannot obstruct our work, democracy is not certificate given by the government like marriage certificate” Dr. Shaheed further said.
According to Nasheed couple of days back he was approached by 2 foreign journalists to obtain his comments on a press release issued by the New Maldives Movement.
Nasheed wrote that there is no political party, movement or association registered under the name New Maldives Movement. Nasheed revealed that there was no ownership, trade mark, logo, and trade name of New Maldives Movement. He further revealed that there was no company, corporate body, or a registered trust either. Nasheed in his blog asks how such an educated group can claim to have gotten such an identity.
Nasheed wrote that he cannot understand how such a non existent party can join an alliance and issue press releases.
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