Speaker Shahid resigns from DRP, “one can read between the lines,” claims MDP
15 Apr 2013, 6:09 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Speaker of Parliament Abdulla Shahid has today confirmed his resignation from the government-aligned Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) amid rumours of his defection to the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
“As of today I have resigned from DRP. I shall continue to avail every opportunity to serve our nation and its people,” Shahid tweeted today.
However, Shahid declined to comment on speculation that he would be defecting to the MDP.
“I have left DRP as I’ve announced via Twitter. Other than that, I have no comment today,” he said via SMS.
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