India has denied allegations that it attempted to overthrow the government of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.
In a report on the Maldives, the Washington Post, citing a document titled "Democratic Renewal Initiative", claimed that opposition politicians proposed bribing 40 members of Parliament, including those from President Muizzu's own party, to vote to impeach him. After months of secret talks, the plotters failed to gather enough votes to impeach the president, it said. It also alleged India's involvement in the secret plot.
Dismissing the reports, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the newspaper and the reporter in question appear to nurse a "compulsive hostility" towards India.
"Both the newspaper and the reporter in question appear to nurse a compulsive hostility towards India. You can see a pattern in their activities. I leave you to judge their credibility. As far as we are concerned, they have none," Mr Jaiswal said.
The Maldivian government has not yet commented on The Washington Post report.
According to The Washington Post report, the opposition party in the Maldives, along with some agents from India's intelligence agency RAW, prepared a major plan to overthrow the government. The plan reportedly included bribing 40 members of parliament and 10 senior officers from the military and police, as well as offering money to three gangs operating in the Maldives.
In a report on the Maldives, the Washington Post, citing a document titled "Democratic Renewal Initiative", claimed that opposition politicians proposed bribing 40 members of Parliament, including those from President Muizzu's own party, to vote to impeach him. After months of secret talks, the plotters failed to gather enough votes to impeach the president, it said. It also alleged India's involvement in the secret plot.
Dismissing the reports, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the newspaper and the reporter in question appear to nurse a "compulsive hostility" towards India.
"Both the newspaper and the reporter in question appear to nurse a compulsive hostility towards India. You can see a pattern in their activities. I leave you to judge their credibility. As far as we are concerned, they have none," Mr Jaiswal said.
The Maldivian government has not yet commented on The Washington Post report.
According to The Washington Post report, the opposition party in the Maldives, along with some agents from India's intelligence agency RAW, prepared a major plan to overthrow the government. The plan reportedly included bribing 40 members of parliament and 10 senior officers from the military and police, as well as offering money to three gangs operating in the Maldives.
