This photo was taken at an MDP led coalition rally near the childhood home of the current Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed (right) during the 2008 presidential election campaign.
Moments later, he gave a speech on the brutality of the government of Gayyoom,
against whom he ran as the vice presidential candidate for President
Nasheed (middle). Dr. Waheed emotionally described how his mother was
humiliated in public for verbally supporting the previous President,
late Ibrahim Nasir.
Dr. Waheed was sworn in as President on 7th February after President Nasheed was ousted by what the latter alleges was a coup.