After resigning I never gave signals to accept reappointment- Dr. Majeed

Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Abdul Majeed Abdul Baari has stated that prior to his reappointed to the Cabinet he did not give any signals that he would accept the Ministerial post if he is reappointed to the cabinet.

In a press release issued last evening, Dr. Majeed said that he resigned from the Ministry to respect the decision of Adhaalath Party who requested him to resign from the government. He said that he was shocked to read in a local newspaper that he signaled to accept the reappointment when he resigned from the Ministry.

“As the Minister of Islamic Affairs, I was the representative of the Adhaalath Party in the government. I resigned at the request of Adhaalath Party to respect their decision. In my resignation letter to the President I mentioned this same reason. Other than this I have not revealed anything to the government regarding my resignation,” he said.

Dr. Majeed said that three top officials of the party met him and expressed their gratitude for his decision to resign from the ministry. He said that the President also called him and expressed thanks and said that that his decision is very democratic. He said that the President did inform him that he wants to reappoint him for the cabinet. He said that he replied the President by requesting some time for him to think about the decision.

“After this phone call, I immediately contacted a top official of Adhaalath Party and asked for his counsel. He said that this should be discussed with the other members. Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem also called me that night and requested to meet him. At his request I went to meet him and Home Minister Hassan Afeef also participated in that meeting. They informed that the President is considering on reappointing me. I told them that he has informed me regarding this but I have requested some time to think of the issue. They then did not make any further comments regarding it and nor did I,” he said.