Dear Friends: Both India and USA appear to be taking interest in the current power struggle in the Maldives. The following article in the World page of the New York times toda(09.02.2012) has some information about the crisis:
Maldives' Former Leader Calls for Vote The second article I reprodece below from today's India InK ( 09 02 2012 updated): Crowds Gather for Maldives Ex-President Nasheed By THE NEW YORK TIMES Vikas Bajaj/The New York Times Crowds surround Mohamed Nasheed, who recently resigned as president of the island nation of Maldives, outside a mosque in the country’s capital Male on Friday afternoon. New York Times correspondent Vikas Bajaj is in Male, the capital of the Maldives, where president Mohamed Nasheed recently resigned after what appeared to be a police mutiny. Crowds gathered around Mr. Nasheed outside a mosque after Friday prayers, and surrounded his home, clapping, during an press conference, Mr. Bajaj reports. Mr. Nasheed said he should have tackled judicial and police reform first after being elected, Mr. Bajaj reported on Twitter. “The biggest project should be democracy itself,” Mr. Nasheed said. Mr. Nasheed also said the police have arrested elected council leaders and the mayor of the island of Addu. Violent clashes between security forces and supporters of Mr. Nasheed shook the capital after his resignation, which he said was at gunpoint _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
