Maldives Suspends 3 Officials for Insulting Indian PM
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The three, who had all worked for the archipelago's Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts, had variously labeled Narendra Modi a ‘clown,’ ‘terrorist’ and ‘puppet of Israel’ on social media platform X
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Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu suspended three deputy ministers on Sunday for making "derogatory remarks" against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said.
Three officials from the Maldives' Youth Ministry mocked the Indian prime minister on social media after he visited the nearby archipelago of Lakshadweep and promoted it as a tourist destination.
The three deputy ministers were responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s online posts promoting beaches in a part of India similar to the tourism-dependent Maldives.
The three, who had all worked for the archipelago's Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts, had variously labeled Narendra Modi a ‘clown,’ ‘terrorist’ and ‘puppet of Israel’ on social media platform X
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