Former Home Minister and former President of the Adhaalath Party, Imran Abdulla, has said that if President Mohamed Muizzu signs the agreement to sell Rasmalé, he will be remembered in Maldivian history as the most deceitful traitor the nation has ever seen.
Criticising the speech delivered by Muizzu at the official ceremony to mark Victory Day last night, Imran described it as a polished and impassioned nationalistic address. He noted that to an uninformed observer, the President might appear to be a patriotic hero.
However, Imran contended that anyone familiar with the facts would label Muizzu a "hypocrite," adding that he believes the President is the most dishonest leader to ever hold office in the Maldives.
"Subhan Allah, the sheer scale of the lies being told while devious plans are being made to settle Zionists and followers of other faiths in this country," Imran said.
"If the agreement to sell Rasmalé is signed, President Muizzu will be recorded in Maldivian history as the greatest liar and traitor the nation has ever known."
The controversy surrounds Rasmalé, an urban development project on the reclaimed Fushidhiggaru Falhu lagoon intended to provide housing for Maldivians. But on September 21, 2026, an agreement was abruptly signed without a public tender to grant 500 hectares of land to Eagle Hills, a company owned by UAE billionaire Mohamed Alabbar, for a period of 99 years. The land was given without any upfront payment.
Before the signing of the formal agreement, Eagle Hills had already begun inviting interested parties to purchase villas and apartments in the Rasmalé development.
Amid mounting criticism and calls from opposition parties and religious scholars to halt the project, Muizzu maintained during the Victory Day ceremony that he would not take any action that undermines the pillars of the nation.
Muizzu stated that he would do nothing to compromise the Maldives' 100 percent Islamic identity, its full independence, or its national sovereignty.
"The absolute assurance I give you is that I will not do anything that would cause even the slightest harm to any national pillar, such as the Maldives' 100 percent Islamic character, the full independence of Maldivians, or our national identity," Muizzu said.
Muizzu had previously stated that Rasmalé properties would be available for purchase by foreign nationals. Several opposition leaders and religious scholars have warned that the project could introduce other religions to the Maldives and erode the country’s traditional identity.
The main opposition party, the MDP, has called for a public referendum on the sale of Rasmalé and has submitted a resolution to Parliament to that effect.
Furthermore, an investigative study by the "Ilmuveringe Gulhun" (Scholars' Association) concluded that the government has a religious obligation to halt the Rasmalé project in its current form.
The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional case filed by former MP Ali Hussain seeking to annul the Rasmalé agreement. However, a request has been submitted to the Supreme Court bench to review the Registrar's decision.
