India dismisses allegations of conspiracy to oust Muizzu
Last Updated on January 6, 2025 7:09 am
India had prepared a ‘blueprint’ with the country’s opposition to oust Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu from power. The US media outlet Washington Post recently reported this information, citing people involved in the matter.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has rejected the report to oust Muizzu. New Delhi claims that the Washington Post wants to create an atmosphere of instability about India by carrying out negative propaganda.
The Indian Express reported this in a report on Friday (January 3).
On Friday, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ‘That newspaper and its journalists are trying to create an atmosphere of instability about India. You can understand it just by looking at the way they write. This time you decide how much you can trust them. We have no credibility with them.’
Currently, Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Khalil is in New Delhi. His meeting with Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar focused on maritime security, trade and investment.
On December 30, a Washington report said that two agents of India’s intelligence agency ‘RAW’ tried to bribe the opposition to oust Maldivian President Mohamed Mujibur Rahman, who has been vocal against Indian hegemony.
The report said that in January this year, some agents began secret contacts with Maldivian opposition leaders on the instructions of India’s intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing ‘RAW’. The subject of their discussions was the ouster of the newly elected President Mohamed Mujibur Rahman.
The Washington Post has obtained a document called the ‘Democratic Renewal Initiative’, which mentions that a total of 40 members of parliament, including some leaders of the opposition and Mujibur Rahman’s own party, were ‘bribed’ to impeach him.
The Washington Post has also seen recent reports against India. The very next day, on December 31, another report said that India’s RAW was involved in assassinations inside Pakistan.
It said that although these assassinations were carried out inside Pakistan, Indian citizens did not directly participate in them. However, Pakistani criminals or criminals from Afghanistan were hired as shooters.