Gasim to giveaway 500 rufiya notes to voters

Gasim Ibrahim, the candidate from Republican Party (not John McCain) will distribute 500 rufiya notes to all people who vote for him.

"We have concluded that 500 rufiya note is the strongest symbol that the voters can relate to Gasim. Some candidates are sending sms promising to take voters to new heights (vayah, javvah, fazaayah). But our candidate is sending something that has his own signature," said Dhiyana Saeed, a spokesperson for Republicans.

"The 500 rufiya note, the highest denomination in the Maldives currency, has the signature of former central bank governor and finance minister Gasim Ibrahim, proving that he can manage the finance of this country if elected for the top post. He has enough experience of creating inflation, so he can easily take you to new heights," Dhiyana said.

Asked if her husband Jabir, also a Republican, will distribute any of the counterfeit notes found in a MIFCO safe when he was the chairperson of that company, Dhiyana refused to comment. However, she later told DhiFM that it was up to the Auditor General to make comments about her husband's management of MIFCO, and it was up to the Attorney General to refute the claims of the Auditor General.

"It will be a funny day when Auditor General releases the audit report of Maldives Water and Sewerage Company. I want to see the look on Attorney General's face when she gives the press conference saying its simply not true," said Dhiyana, herself a former official of Attorney General's Office.