WHY ANNi and Waheed!!!

Lets hope i can do this short!This seems to be a question a lot of people especially young people ask. I will put forward arguments and facts that were discussed amongst some of my friends.
In 1989 there was a movement for change in the Maldives. There were some few but fearless members of the Majilis who spoke out against the government. They criticized the Gayyoom regime and proposed new bills at the parliament that would have brought about many changes towards a proper democracy.Their actions were halted by violent arrests and intimidation by the NSS. The National Security Force and the Bimbi force [a group of Gayyoom supporters] harassed the reformists and locked them up and resulted in many Maldivians going back into a regressive life of fear. The most prominent candidate who got locked up the most was Mohammed Nasheed [ Anni]. He was a history buff as well as a good writer. His articles in "illegal" magazines were feared but popular read for many citizens who had suffered under Gayyooms rule. When Anni got arrested in the early 90's for being outspoken and critical Waheed [who had won a very competitive seat at the Majilis against the then Minister of Defense] ran a black ribbon campaign amongst the majilis members to protest against the illegal detention of Anni. Anni was THE figure of change and the movement of Democracy in the 90's and as we know today as well. People criticize Dr.Waheed but remember though he left Maldives those days to protect his life and in fear of intimidation and arrest and later when he lost elections in MDP he still has to be given credit for proposing the first human rights bill to the Majilis in the 90's. He was in the education Ministry and brought about a simple radical change that affected so many lives in Male'. He changed the regulation that school children had to attend schools closer to their homes when at the time mothers carried children along unpaved roads and wet puddles in rainy days for about 20 miniutes to get them to school. Then in the past five years Anni has lead the reform movement that created space for Political Party's and free media. He has changed the mind set of many Maldivians to demand for rights and express. Yes he did say he did not want to be president but he always promised to bring down Gayyoom. Then when the people of MDP the largest opposition proposed his name and pushed him to be the president if he had declined he would have killed the whole movement of change.Who better than the person who brought us this far? They started this together...Dr.waheed and Anni...let them have the chance to bring the change we all want...if not..they have created us the space and made us realize we will not accept a failed government anymore.
The most popular candidate next seems to be Dr.Hassan Saeed. Lets remember the past. History repeats itself. Dr.Hassan and Dr.Shaheed together tried in vain to kill the refrom movement and MDP. Remember the weapons of mass construction the MNDF found at Haruge on Hassans claims? hehe. Remember Dr. Shaheed said that a few people as usual on fridays appeared aat the Black Friday gathering when he gave interview to international Media? well Hassan also in DRP supported a ONE party policy and Promoted Gayyoom. Shaheed told BBC that Maumoon was father of Democracy. Then the three of them form a party and call themselves democratic. I wonder how many members voted in their party to choose Hassan as a candidate.NONE!! He is a self proclaimed leader of the people!!! Haassan seems toi be as put forward by one friend " modernizer" of the exisitng regime. He paints it a different colour and adds bits to it but the backbone still is the same. These are all people who participated with Gayyoom. Remember the over 400 people who got locked up for calling golhaa Force and walking on Majeedee magu?? Wonder who gave that order!
track records are always important...none of these people have got or given us enough proof that they are for change and the peoples better lives than Anni and Waheed. This is why it is Anni and Waheed!!! They stand for democracy ...always have and hopefully will...tonigths at the MDP gathering Anni said "if we fail after we win the elections to deliver...you can vote us out...this time when you vote for Anni and Waheed you are voting for yourself".
I cant promise they would be "perfect"...they could be worse..but for sure they would not be a dictator who would hold onto power as they are THE people who let us ahve the power to decide!!! This is peoples RULE! This is democracy!