India Summons Maldives Envoy Amid Row Over Remarks Against PM Modi

Monday, 8 January 2024Newsdesk

The row began after some Maldivian ministers posted insulting remarks targeting India and PM Modi for sharing pics from his visit to Lakshadweep.

New Delhi 08 January 2024

As per news report of NDTV,India has summoned the Maldives envoy after three ministers of the island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A Maldivian lawmaker criticised PM Modi following his Lakshadweep trip inferring that New Delhi is attempting to project the Union Territory as an alternative tourist destination to the Maldives. Two other Maldivian ministers also shared derogatory remarks along with PM Modi's photos from Lakshadweep.

Source - NDTV