Campaign trail: state-funded propaganda

Daily roundup of news from the campaign trail.

22 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM

A daily roundup of headlines made by the candidates, running mates and their surrogates on the campaign trail.

August 21

MDP presidential candidate stepping on minbar with shoes, that was mocking of religion! (PSM)

The place Ibu went inside with boots is an old mosque left to crumble! (Raajje)

Hithadhoo council condemns effort to defame Ibu (Vnews)

Valuable lessons to youth from Dr Shaheem’s life! (PSM)

Dr Shaheem checks up on Maldivian Hajj pilgrims (PSM)

The coalition’s journey will end with an end to tyranny: Faisal (Vnews)

We’ve shown the big picture on Fuvahmulah, the vote will be for change: Shah (Raajje)

Fuvahmulah youth behind Faisal (Vnews)

As the country Eid, the state-funded publicised a photo of opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ‘Ibu’ standing on a mosque minbar, the imam’s pulpit, and claimed he was facing a barrage of criticism on social media. Ibu was accused of mocking Islam by violating the sanctity of a mosque and some people were saying such incidents bolster the view that the opposition was irreligious or secularist, PSM reported.

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