President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has criticised former President Mohamed Nasheed, and said that ‘India is not crazy’ and will not listen to someone just because he is popular.
“India is not crazy... somebody making demands just because he is popular is not going to find response. India's response is calculated," President Waheed said in an interview with Press Trust of India (PTI), reported Hindustan Times.
Referring to former President Nasheed’s visit to India to gain support for an early election, President Waheed said that India is well-informed of the situation in the Maldives, and therefore, there is nothing to be worried about. He added that India will not do anything coercive with regard to internal matters of Maldives.
He also denied Nasheed’s claims that former President Gayoom was the mastermind behind the coup:
"He (Nasheed) has been making all kinds of allegation, some outrageous also, even relating to India officials. I think, he is out of his mind too frequently."