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Lankan parties divided over Nasheed
As concerns mount over the impending fate of the ousted Maldivian president, political parties in Sri Lanka appeared divided over the developments in the neighbouring state, with some saying Mohammed Nasheed should not have meddled with the legal system.
“This was unfortunate for democracy. President Nasheed should never have resigned,” Udaya Gammanpila, a minister in the western provincial council said on Friday. Gammanpila’s Heritage Party is a key ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Marxist JVP, the second largest opposition group, said Nasheed had meddled with the legal system.
As concerns mount over the impending fate of the ousted Maldivian president, political parties in Sri Lanka appeared divided over the developments in the neighbouring state, with some saying Mohammed Nasheed should not have meddled with the legal system.
“This was unfortunate for democracy. President Nasheed should never have resigned,” Udaya Gammanpila, a minister in the western provincial council said on Friday. Gammanpila’s Heritage Party is a key ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Marxist JVP, the second largest opposition group, said Nasheed had meddled with the legal system.
