Maldives govt accuses opposition of trying to ‘illegally’ overthrow Prez Muizzu

Maldives Minister of Islamic Affairs Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed accused the opposition of attempting to illegally overthrow President Mohamed Muizzu's government within the first 100 days of his presidency. The minister made these remarks on Sunday while accompanying President Muizzu on his inaugural visit to Addu, the second-largest urban area in the Maldives by population. Advertisement President Muizzu, who is perceived as pro-China, defeated the incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who had close ties with India in the presidential runoff held in September last year. Minister Saeed claimed that the government is facing challenges from both internal and external sources and…