If the video is keenly looked upon, a building can seen covered in colored lights which the social media users are allegedly claiming to be the Cathedral Church. However, the said building has been identified as the office of the “Divisional Railway Manager.”
The protestors carried the blood-covered Nativity scene stating “No Joy In Genocide,” across the Big Apple on their shoulders while chanting "Christmas is cancelled here."
The notion that Jesus was a Palestinian is strategically employed to deny the historical roots, indigenous identity, and rightful sovereignty of Jews in Israel.
"Such activities are prohibited by the laws and regulations of the Maldives. Therefore, no activities should be held in any of the islands to celebrate Christmas and action will be taken within the legal framework against those who conduct such activities," the official statement by the Maldives Police read.