"Minister Inaz has not resigned from his post as an official or electronic document at the President's Office does not show his resignation," he said. Ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) activists confronted Finance Minister Ahmed Inaz last night claiming that he held a "secret" meeting with Mulaku MP Abdulla Yamin. Inaz was taken to the party's camp where he was forced to send a resignation SMS to President Nasheed, who is currently in Sri Lanka on an official visit. Zuhair, however, cited legal issues in verifying SMSs received via international telecommunication networks. "[Resignations] will only be accepted when sent officially through the proper administrative means. There are things we need to verify whenever we receive something," he said. Zuhair stressed that the meeting is believed to have been held "under an initiative of honourable Abdulla Yamin". Politicians, however, should follow the proper ways in meeting with fellow political figures, he added. "I notice that it lacks the noble practices and guidelines that should be followed in such matters. There are ways for politicians to meet with other political figures," he said. Eyewitnesses told Haveeru that Inaz and Yamin met around 12am inside Yamin's car parked near the Ekuveni grounds and that Inaz came out of the car after MDP activists gathered around it. "A large number of MDP activists circled around Inaz, demanding his resignation and alleging that he was making secret deals with Yamin," the person said. "It is believed that they followed Inaz after learning about the meeting. They reportedly surrounded Inaz after about two hours." Haveeru journalists at the area say that the activists "dragged" Inaz from the area.