Dubai, February 04: Egypt’s banned opposition Muslim Brotherhood is ready to hold talks on a “transition arrangement” in the violence-wracked nation on condition that embattled President Hosni Mubarak steps down, the organisation’s supreme leader has said.
“We have a single point demand that unjust, tyrant and corrupt Mubarak has to quit,” Mohammed Badie, the chief spiritual guide of the Egyptian organisation, told Al Jazeera as tens of thousands of people held the biggest ever rally termed “day of departure” in Cairo’s historic Tahrir Square, demanding ouster of the beleaguered Egyptian President.
Ten days of turmoil in Cairo appear to have emboldened the Muslim Brotherhood leadership as they surface after decades of being underground.
The Muslim Brotherhood spiritual chief made an unannounced appearance on Al Jazeera saying “we stand with all political forces supporting dialogue with whoever wants to implement reforms in Egypt, but only after the exit of Mubarak.
–Agencies