Naseem's urgent appeal to bloggers

Frustrated with the outcome of his meeting with the Communications Authority of Maldives, Naseem contemplated a hunger strike against the high prices Dhiraagu charges for internet. However, realizing how futile it would be to carry out a hunger strike when most people in the country are abstaining from having food during the day, Naseem abandoned this idea. Instead, he decided to send an urgent appeal to all Maldivian bloggers through this blog. This is what Naseem has to say:

"Friends. Bloggers. Countrymen and countrywomen. Lend me your ears.

We have defeated an evil dictatorship only last year. But our struggle did not end at that point. We have to rise against the corporate giants like Dhiraagu, ROL and Careless & Worthless, excuse me, Cable & Wireless. For they are sucking our blood and committing daylight robbery. Never before in the history of Maldives has so few robbed so many in such huge proportions.

I call upon all Maldivian bloggers, to get up and stand up for your rights. I am fully aware most of you blog while sitting down near your computers. However, this is no time to sit. This is no time to be idle. This is the time to stand up. For good humans are judged not from the quizzes they complete on facebook but by the strength of their resolve.

I ask all bloggers to join me in my campaign to hold the internet service providers accountable."

Highly motivated by this speech, Naseem plans to pay a courtesy call on the Honorable Mahmood Razi, the Minister of Civil Aviation and Communication, on Sunday and have a talk on the status of internet in the Maldives.