Maldives has never mixed governance with business – let’s keep it that way

Qasim’s decision to contest the presidential elections may create bad history. The Maldivians have so far been sensible enough not to mix governance with business. Thanks to Qasim, such principles and values are to be a thing of the past.

One has to be aware that what really makes a nation great is also adhering to the unwritten rules – the conventions, the values and the principles. Rule of law must prevail; but so must moral and ethical conduct. It is not always possible to write down all such rules. They are enforced by a combination of an individual’s conscience and the collective conscience of the society as a whole.

As an individual, each of us owes it to our nation to uphold those timeless values and principles. As a society, we owe it to our future generations to deliver such values and principles intact.