President Yameen should apologise for thumbs down gesture, says MDP chairperson
02 Mar 2015, 5:23 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
President Abdulla Yameen should formally apologise for his thumbs down gesture at opposition MPs during today’s opening of the People’s Majlis, opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Chairperson Ali Waheed has said.
At a press conference this afternoon, Waheed contended that the gesture was intended to “mock” the opposition alliance, adding that it would not be acceptable to the public.
Waheed said the gesture showed Yameen’s loss of control over his emotions and that the government was “upside down.”
“I do not believe what we saw today should have been the message given to the people after delivering an address by a head of state,” said MDP parliamentary group leader, Ibrahim ‘Ibu’ Mohamed Solih.
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