Dhaalu atoll MP ADK Nashid and Raa atoll MP Shaheed Zaki has responded to DRP Leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s recent remarks labeling them as liars. The MPs denounced Gayoom’s remarks made at the inaugural ceremony of DRP’s “Dhivehi Maalam”. Gayoom at the ceremony called key members of the opposition liars and named the top 5 which included Shaheed Zaki, ADK Nashid, MDP Chairperson Maria Ahmed Didi, MDP Vice President Ibrahim Hussain Zaki and MDP founder Mohamed Latheef.
Speaking at a news conference held yesterday, Shaheed Zaki said that he considered the Gayoom’s remarks as a personal attack. Shaheed said that he on various occasions at different forums has criticized the government and its policies but that such criticisms cannot be considered as lies. He said he has never criticized Gayoom at a personal level. Shaheed Zaki noted that only few people will believe DRP leader’s remarks.
“The thing I which I noticed most was that Gayoom failed to understand that he ‘was calling the kettle black’, in my list of liars its Gayoom’s name all the way down up to the 30 th. Even then all his lies, treachery is still not accounted, and as a result I have given up compiling the list, it’s his name only, there is no other name” Shaheed said.
Shaheed gave some examples of Gayoom’s lies. Denial of the attack by Indian Military on ship Progress Light when several hostages were onboard, assisting Ilyas Ibrahim to flee Maldives after sacking him from ministerial positions on charges of misappropriation of government funds, informing the citizens that on the day of the Evan Naseem’s death security officers fired their guns in to the air, lying about forming a national university and lying about providing a Dhivehi translation of Quran to every citizen are just a few Shaheed said. Saheed Zaki said he could provide a longer list.
Shaheed Zaki further said the Gayoom’s act of branding these politicians as lairs has brought them fame and that it had indicated to the people that they are a real threat to Gayoom.
Speaking at the news conference ADK Nashid, MP for Dhaalu atoll said that ‘people who tell lies is a good topic’ and that ‘it should be discussed’. He said he believed in letting the people know the truth.
“Especially if there are lies being made in the Majlis, I am all for exposing these lies to the people, we politicians will criticize the government and other groups, it is good to criticize and if we are not telling the truth then it should be exposed” MP Nashid said.
Nashid denounced DRP Leader’s remarks about him lying and stated that his conversation with the leader regarding his quitting of DRP cannot be taken as lies.
“I told him that instead of demolishing the entire building, to remove the floor that is faulty and to continue building on it, it indicates that I asked him to remove the faulty floor, instead of demolishing the entire building, the lying part in my conversation with him is the part ‘I told him I will be there to support him even if I am not in his party and forming a separate party’ Nashid said.
Shaheed Zaki and Nashid both said their big lies are their refusal to support President Gayoom and his government.
When asked whether they Majlis members have to assume any responsibility for President Gayoom’s failures, MP Nashid said members do not have assume any responsibility for the failure of the government and the president.
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