Maldives PM’s Controversial Appeal to China Against Indians!

Recently Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Lakshadweep archipelago. Indian supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party had said something after Modi’s visit to Lakshadweep over the New Year weekend. They said that Indian tourists can be considered replacing Maldives with other Indian tourist destinations. Then the “war” began between INDIA and MALDIVES!  MPs of Maldives posted about India and The PM of INDIA. Several members of the ruling Maldives government mainly three MPs had posted reposted and criticized the behavior of Indians. Now things have turned and become more twisted when Maldives PM has said something more! What did he say? Stay tuned to know!

Maldives PM has officially asked for help from China to get revenge on India.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has now appealed to China. He requested China to “intensify” efforts and send more tourists to his country. This happened after a significant number of reservations for cancelled by Indian tourists in the middle of the ongoing diplomatic tiff between India and Maldives.

The Maldives President Muizzu’s desperate call for more Chinese tourists coincided with the signing of a USD 50 million project that will develop an integrated tourism zone in the Maldives. He also underlined that China was the top market for the Maldives before the COVID-19 pandemic happened in 2020. A recently posted statistic report shows Indian tourists made more than 209,000 trips to Maldives in 2023, making up 11% of its tourism market. 

It is notable that, Three Maldives officials have posted on X, describing Modi as a “clown,” “terrorist” and a “puppet of Israel.” “The government believes that the freedom of expression should be exercised democratically and responsibly, and in ways that do not spread hatred, negativity, and hinder close relationships between the Maldives and its international partners,” said the statement of the Maldives government.