President Muizzu Urges Putting National Interest Above Love of Power on Huravee Day

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has called on Maldivians to set aside the love of power and envy and to give priority to national security and the prosperity of the people. In a message sent via social media to mark Huravee Day, the President said it is more important to prioritise the country's safety and the people's benefit and interest than differences of opinion arising from political rivalry and the desire for power. The President further noted that national sincerity must be brought forward ahead of political emotions, and that the community's welfare must be prioritised over personal grudges. "National sincerity must be brought forward ahead of political emotions. The community's welfare must be prioritised ahead of personal grudges. Space must be given to national security, prosperity, and the happiness of every Maldivian, ahead of the love of power and envy," the President's message reads. Furthermore, the President requested aiming for a prosperous and bright future, standing on one's own feet, instead of being destroyed in the slavery of debt. Accordingly, the President also noted in his remarks the importance of adopting financially sustainable policies to ensure the country's economic independence, saying that instead of remaining in the slavery of debt, a bright dawn of prosperity must be welcomed. The President further said that as nearly three centuries approach since the events of Huravee Day, it is very important to think deeply about the way the world's affairs are conducted today and the ways in which independence must be defended. He also said that lessons must be taken from the scenes shown by the lens of history, and the face of the future must be brightened. "As nearly three centuries approach since the events of Huravee Day, it is very important to think deeply about the way the world's affairs are conducted today, the ways in which we must defend independence today, and these matters. Lessons must be taken from the scenes shown by the lens of history, and the face of the future must be brightened," the President's message reads. Huravee Day is one of the most important national days in the history of the Maldives. The day is linked to the first king of the Huravee dynasty and the national hero who saved the Maldives from the slavery of the Malabars, Al-Sultan Hassan Izzuddin (Don Bandeyri). Huravee Day is marked to renew the memory of the great struggle of Don Bandeyri and the historical victory he achieved to save the country and the people at a time when foreign oppressive influences had reached the Maldives. The day has been marked in the Maldives on the 3rd day of the month of Jumada al-Akhirah every year, and has been marked in an official form since 1980.