Religious TV channel at centre of dispute
23 Sep 2009, 7:58 AM
The Adhaalath party has accused the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) of opposing the Islamic ministry’s plans to establish a religious TV channel using Zakat funds for political reasons.
A strongly-worded press release issued on Sunday states that the Adhaalath Party welcomes religious scholars from political parties criticising policies to hold the government accountable.
“But the Adhaalath party will speak out against anyone who seeks to use religion as a weapon to conceal personal motives,†it reads.
It adds that the DRP press release was intended to deceive people and undermine Maldivians’ faith in Islam.
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