Nasheed is ready to sacrifice sovereignty of the nation to introduce freedom of religions - Dr.Mauroof

Vice President of the Adhaalath Party, Dr. Mauroof has said that the former President Mohamed Nasheed is ready to sacrifice the sovereignty and independence of the nation to introduce the freedom to practice religions other than Islam in the Maldives.

Dr. Mauroof said that Nasheed said in an interview to the Australian media that Australia's work with East Timoris a wealth of experience and that he hopes that that experience is used in the Maldives situation. He said that this evidence enough that Nasheed wants to destroy the Islamic unity of the nation by introducing other religions.

“East Timor was part of the Muslim state of Indonesia. However, in East Timor the majority of the people are Christians so they separated away from Indonesia. So Nasheed here has exposed himself that he wants to bring such an independence that was brought by Australians to East Timor by causing mischief in a Muslim state,” he said.

In view of the recent statement of Nasheed that he will goto hell and back to bring democracy to Maldives, Dr. Mauroof said that despite this phrase “to hell and back” is used in the English language as a figure of speech, it is not befitting for a Muslim to use such phrases. He noted that Nasheed has made many different statements against the fundamental principles of Islam.

Dr. Mauroof said that Nasheed should leave the country following the example of Sultan Hasan IX who left Maldives after renouncing Islam and converting to Christianity. He said that Nasheed can leave to a place where he can practice other religions.

Dr. Mauroof said that if Nasheed has an iota of love for the nation, he should never try to sacrifice the sovereignty and independence of the Maldives for the sake of introducing other religions.