Former Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom returned to Male’ yesterday ahead of campaigning for next month’s local council elections saying he would not be attributing blame for the current disputes over the leadership position of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) that he once held.
Haveeru reported that Gayoom was greeted to Male’ by supporters saying that he was looking for a “smooth solution” to a war of words between current DRP leader Ahmed Thasmeen Ali and former Deputy Umar Naseer, who was dismissed from the party by its disciplinary committee late last year.
The animosity between the two political figures appeared to come to a head last month amidst reports of violence at a meeting held at DRP headquarters between rival supporters loyal to either Thasmeen and Naseer over gaining entry to the event.
The former president told the paper that he saw the current developments within the party as disputes rather than the formation of factions within the country’s main political opposition group, but claimed that he didn’t believe one individual was to “blame”.
“What is best is to opt for dialogue in order to find a peaceful and a smooth solution to the disputes. I am trying to unite the party,” he was quoted as saying by Haveeru.
Gayoom added that consideration on running as a candidate for the 2013 presidential election was not on his mind at present as the contest was “still too far away.”
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Gayoom added that consideration on running as a candidate for the 2013 presidential election was not on his mind at present as the contest was “still too far away.
i surely hope he does not change his mind. but who are we kidding.
you see my problem with DRP is its not a political party. it does not have a democratic governance within the party. its just a party of people who support the old boy Maumoon. MDP is neither a healthy democracy, but it still tries.
In 2008 I voted for Anni with closed eyes on top of being blindfolded, to get rid of a 30 year old dicktator.
I am ready to vote for Maumoon again blindfolded in 2013 to get rid of this (M)ost (D)isgusting (P)arty and it's slipper in one hand police chasing ruffian leader.
It took just 2 years to get me cheesed off just another cheap dicktator.
Anni took just under 2 years where Maumoon took 30 long years to achieve. DAMNMATION of the worst kind!
If Maumoon contest in 2013, I will surely vote for him...I trusted Anni and voted him ...but he is nothing but a wolf in sheeps clothe