Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi
Three deputy ministers were punished over social media posts about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Because he spoke wrong about India and the Prime Minister
The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers after they made derogatory remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. The Maldives government took this decision within a few hours.
Malsha Sharif, Maryam Shiuna and Abdullah Mahzoom Majeed, who work for the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and the Arts, were disciplined for their comments against Modi on social media, a senior government official told Reuters on Sunday. Because when the comment was made, the Maldives government suffered a lot.
In response to a video promoting tourism in Lakshadweep, the Indian union territory in the Arabian Sea, the trio had described Modi as a “clown”, a “terrorist” and a “puppet of Israel” on social media platform X. And he said no India
In the Maldives, some saw Modi’s visit as an attempt to attract tourists from the globally popular Maldives, whose 1,192 islands in the Indian Ocean are packed with luxury resorts. And they are very attractive
According to Indian media reports, the Indian High Commission in Maldives raised this issue with the Maldives government. And asked to take action against them.
Some Indian celebrities, including Bollywood actors and sports stars, expressed dissatisfaction over the comments of the Maldivian authorities and opposed them
“Hateful and racist comments were made against Indians by prominent public figures of the Maldives. Surprised they are doing this in the country which sends them maximum number of tourists,” Akshay Kumar, a popular Indian actor, said on Twitter and expressed his opposition. Thus Jonibarhim Nai also spoke
In a statement on Sunday, the Maldives’ Foreign Ministry acknowledged that it was aware of derogatory comments on social media platforms against foreign leaders and high-ranking individuals. And they will take action against them soon
“These opinions are personal and do not represent the views of the Government of Maldives,” the statement said. This is his personal statement
Former Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih condemned the use of “hateful language” against India. and opposed it
“India has always been a good friend of the Maldives and we should not allow such harsh comments to negatively impact the age-old friendship between our two countries,” Solih said in a post on X. And will always remain India’s friend and will always support us.
Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu has ordered an investigation, a senior administration official told AFP. And orders have been given to take action soon
The official said Muizzu is worried about its consequences as Indians are the largest group of foreign tourists in the Maldives, where tourism contributes about one-third to the economy. Most of the income comes from India only.