Nasheed urges Modi visit to ‘disentangle Maldives mess’
Jailed former president Mohamed Nasheed has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Maldives to “disentangle us from the mess we are in,” according to his lawyers.
20 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Jailed former president Mohamed Nasheed has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Maldives to “disentangle us from the mess we are in,” according to his lawyers.
In a series of tweets on Monday, Nasheed’s lawyers, who have relatively regular access to him in prison, said Nasheed believed Modi has the tact to end the stalemate in the Maldives.
Nasheed’s jailing in February triggered mass protests across the country. Modi dropped the Maldives from an Indian Ocean tour in March. Relations appear to be thawing with India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit earlier this month.
The government has said it’s invitation for Modi to visit remains open.
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