http:\/\/sequence-non.tumblr.com\/post\/19512728921\/an-open-letter-to-endhimariyambu<\/a><\/p>\n(i am not endhimariyambu)<\/p>\n
i agree with some of the things which you have said, but here are some of the things i don’t agree with:<\/p>\n
“mdp came to power after elections. they had conducted extensive door to door campaigns, listened to the people\u2019s sentiments and developed a manifesto in order to address\/manifest public needs\/wants for the public. \u00a0meanwhile, the coup leaders haven\u2019t the faintest clue about public sentiment as everyone knows the majority of the population voted to oust an aging dictator. it wasnt about drp, mdp and other insignificant acronyms.”<\/p>\n
it is true that mdp came to power after elections and they conducted door-to-door campaigns. whether in their 3-year rule they respected the sentiments of the people is another story. i think both mdp leaders and coup leaders are similar when it comes to having the faintest idea about public sentiments. all mdp leaders did try to do was fill their pockets with cash. did you hear about the falhurah given to pre-paid shiuna and the $20 million contract to reeko moosa?<\/p>\n
you can say that there was a public ferry system under the mdp rule. did you know that the ferry operator selected for thaa atoll region is a guy who was hiding abroad after cheating people and collecting millions of rufiya? did you know that the ferry operator in raa atoll has ibrahim hussain zaki’s stake?<\/p>\n
i respect your views and your decision to go to raalhugandu to protest against a military dictatorship. but then again i am not sure if its the military who are in control. i think it is the resort owners and big businesses of this country. the very same people who funded to transfer ali waheed and alhan to mdp. some of them were content with mdp’s rule till very recently and some of them were against mdp rule from the beginning.<\/p>\n
anyway it is the same story all over again. koli, universal, champa, deen etc backed gayoom in his 30-years of autocratic rule. some of the backed anni too in his 3-year rule. then they back another guy. anyway all mdp did was also to create another wealthy class of elite people. reeko moosa was becoming the next ‘ilyas ibrahim’.<\/p>\n
you say “currently an election is the only way to restore\/regain whatever little we had of the people\u2019s voice in the running of public affairs.”<\/p>\n
an election did not empower the people in 2008 either. i support elections but don’t you think it just legitimizes the power of the elite over us?<\/p>\n
don’t reply to my email given here because it’s fake!<\/p>\n
————-<\/p>\n
i agree with all the points you’ve raised in your disagreement whole heartedly.<\/p>\n
thank you\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hotmail (hotmail@hotmail.com) submitted: sequence-non this is in response to your open letter to endhimariyambu.\u00a0 http:\/\/sequence-non.tumblr.com\/post\/19512728921\/an-open-letter-to-endhimariyambu (i am not endhimariyambu) i agree with some of the things which you have said, but here are some of the things i don’t agree with: “mdp came to power after elections. they had conducted extensive door to door campaigns, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video_graphics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5sGHy-JO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2841,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2012\/03\/18\/an-open-letter-to-endhimariyambu\/","url_meta":{"origin":2840,"position":0},"title":"an open letter to endhimariyambu","author":"monochromist","date":"March 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"an open letter to endhimariyambu (it\u2019s been a long time since we\u2019ve written to each other) since you embrace the title i christened you with - i was wondering if you had actually read the tweets of critisism re: your article Police or Protester: Still the ordinary man\u00a0 pls note\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1226,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2013\/07\/25\/nasheeds-ultimate-insult-to-his-opponents\/","url_meta":{"origin":2840,"position":1},"title":"Nasheed’s ultimate insult to his opponents?","author":"monochromist","date":"July 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"At last night\u2019s MDP rally, the first MDP gathering after the Elections Commission officially accepted his candidacy for the September presidential election, Nasheed said (English translation here): \u201cIf one tries to clothe oneself with an insufficient piece of cloth, then one\u2019s nakedness will be revealed.\u201d Nasheed used the word \u201cfoogelhun\u201d\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3673,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/14\/dhivehi-an-independent-autopsy-in-sri-lanka-has\/","url_meta":{"origin":2840,"position":2},"title":"dhivehi: An independent autopsy in\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"March 14, 2011","format":"gallery","excerpt":"dhivehi: An independent autopsy in Sri Lanka has found no sign of torture on the body of a Maldives opposition supporter whose death sparked protests.Hussain Salah\u2019s body was found near the capital, Male, a week ago.The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said Mr Salah had been killed in police custody.The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/tumblr_li15h06tbn1qze0hjo1_1280-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1992,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2013\/06\/08\/maldives-current-mdp-chairperson-maria-didi-on-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2840,"position":3},"title":"tumblr_kpt4pxl3gU1qzn03h maldives: Current MDP Chairperson\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"June 8, 2013","format":"audio","excerpt":"tumblr_kpt4pxl3gU1qzn03h maldives: Current MDP Chairperson Maria Didi on BBC Crossing Continents - Maldives (Feb 2005) BBC: Among the younger candidates is a british trained barrister Maria Didi. 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