Getting rid of Maumoon – our only goal?

When I heard about the newly formed “Jumhooree Alliance”, many questions ran through my mind. I wondered about the potential motivations behind such a move from Adhaalath Party (AP). One thought which particularly interested me is that, “are they only thinking about getting rid of Maumoon?”

Our immediate concern may be to find a way to defeat Maumoon in the upcoming election. So it’s not a bad move to endorse and join hands with a person who deemed to be the strongest competitor to Maumoon. In that sense Qasim might be the most appropriate candidate to be backed up by the opposition parties. He is popular and has a high potential to defeat Maumoon and win the election, but the question is what happens after we get rid of Maumoon? Do we have any reason to believe Qasim can be a better president than Maumoon? Did Adhaalath Party really consider this question before endorsing him?

I’m not saying that Qasim is not a capable person to be the president of Maldives, but I’m merely saying, we should not only concentrate on getting rid of Maumoon in our desperation for change and ignore the other issues. What we need today is not only a change in the top job, but also a change in policies to deal with economic and social crises that exist in our country. So we need to make sure that the person we choose to defeat Maumoon is also capable of changing our lives for better and gaining our faith. This way only we can truly get rid of Maumoon once and forever.