In his first television interview since the assassination attempt on him, Mohamed Nasheed, the current speaker of the Maldives Parliament (People’s Majlis) has expressed worries over the extremist elements in his country. Speaking from London to our Principal Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Nasheed said, “our politicians, the liberal-minded politicians must come together, must sit down, and must work together so that we have a platform that is more liberal in its outlook.”
During the assassination attempt, which was a terror attack he had suffered multiple injuries. The person who detonated the bomb was arrested. Nasheed has been in the past the country’s President and currently also the President of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Asked about the ideological difference between him and President Solih, he said, “Our party will remain united, I cannot see any harm or any serious split between me and the President.”
He reiterated the ‘India first…