India visit a signal from Delhi to Maldives, says Nasheed
“I’m a convict and I was sentenced to 13 years in jail for terrorism. And yet, I’ve been invited to India. There is a message here, you have to be blind if you don’t see it,” Nasheed said during an interactive session with the media at Brookings India.
30 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s invitation to a New Delhi conference sponsored by the Indian foreign ministry is a signal of dissatisfaction with the Maldivian government, the exiled opposition leader told the Indian press.
“I’m a convict and I was sentenced to 13 years in jail for terrorism. And yet, I’ve been invited to India. There is a message here, you have to be blind if you don’t see it,” Nasheed was quoted as saying during an interactive session with the media at Brookings India.
“India is the world’s biggest democracy and it is difficult to see it remaining quiet or idle. We have high expectations from India, and I believe India will deliver. In fact, it is delivering.”
Asked about the former president’s remarks, Ahmed Mohamed, the Maldivian ambassador to India, told The Hindu that bilateral relations are not under strain and that both governments are in regular contact.
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