I was hoping that President Nasheed would eventually realize his mistake and stop listening to some of his idiotic aides such as Ibrahim Hussein Zaki, Kerafa Naseem and Maria. Now I know that it is not Gayyoom or DRP or Thasmeen who will be Nasheed’s biggest threat but rather, that threat would come from within Nasheed’s own government – in the shape of advisors who unintentionally mislead the President into doing things that would eventually lead to his downfall.
Some of you may remember Nasheed saying that some of Gayyoom’s actions are leading Gayyoom to step on his own private parts (amillayah f—kah erenee)! Well, I wonder whether the decision to issue permits to hotels in populated islands to sell alcohol could be described as an action by President Nasheed that would make him step on his own you-know-what!
Adhaalath Party – that is part of the ruling coalition – is to hold a rally (with support from various NGOs and the public) to protest against the liquor permits. Well, members of the MNDF and the police Star Force could dispense pepper spray and use force to disperse the crowd but I believe that it would be foolish for the government to think that they can dilute the public opinion against this new regulation by dragging this on.
No one with a sane mind would support Gayyoom and his un-democratic party (DRP) to come to power again but if Nasheed and his clowns think that they have a decree from “God” to destroy all things that we Maldivians hold sacred then they are sadly mistaken. Foreign Minister Shaheed and co could not forever hide behind abused terms such as “Taliban” and “fundamentalism”.
This is not about Islamic fundamentalism. This is about standing up for our rights and standing up for our religion. I (like many Maldivians who are angered by this new rule) in fact do not support the Taliban or Osama bin Laden. In fact I believe that Taliban and Osama are doing a disservice to Islam by following the path of indiscriminate violence. So, please Shaheed, do not try to confuse love-of-Islam with fundamentalism. Please Mr. President, stop listening to the clowns whom you have chosen to surround yourself with. Listen to those who strived hard to bring you to this high station. Stop insulting Islam and stop insulting us.
