Former President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has returned to the political scene as he was appointed as the Special Advisor to the Progressive Coalition tonight.

He was appointed as a special advisor to PPM during a special ceremony held tonight.

Speaking during the event, President Waheed noted that his vision was to create strong and active political parties in the country and that PPM will become such a party in the future. He added that people of all classes are welcome in PPM.

He further added that justice needs to be served since a lot of people believe that former President Abdulla Yameen has been jailed wrongly. He stressed that international work will be done in order to find justice for the former strongman.

He highlighted that his return to the political scene was to serve the nation and that he had no self-serving intentions in this decision.

Dr. Waheed had signed to PPM after his two-year tenure as President, following the resignation of Former President Mohamed Nasheed. However he stepped aside from the political scene after President Yameen was elected to office.