Current political crisis like 2004 tsunami: Gayoom
Ex-leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom made the comparison on National Unity Day, which marks the tsunami that killed 82 people in the Maldives.
27 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Opposition leaders rallied together and called for unity to face the “disaster” in the Maldives, with one former president comparing the current political crisis to the deadly 2004 tsunami.
Ex-leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom made the comparison on National Unity Day, which marks the tsunami that killed 82 people in the Maldives.
His bold assertion was echoed by another former president, Mohamed Nasheed, who said Maldivians were “being blindfolded and led into an abyss.”
He expressed hopes for an opposition leader to contest the 2018 elections, saying political opponents were working together for Maldivian interests.
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