New Delhi: Maldives on Sunday suspended two ministers for posting derogatory remarks against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, a government spokesperson said.
Maldives’ decision to suspend Deputy Minister of Youth Empowerment Mariyam Shiuna and Deputy Minister of Transport & Civil Hassan Zihan comes after India raised the matter with the island nation on Sunday.
Shiuna, had called Modi a “clown” and “puppet” in now-deleted posts on social media platform X after the Indian PM posted beautiful pictures of his visit to Lakshadweep and pitched the island as a tourist destination.
Strong backlash on X, including #BoycottMaldives posts, after the minister’s posts forced them to take down the tweets.
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