India has learn the riot act to the Maldives after three junior ministers of Mohamed Muizzu’s authorities made derogatory remarks towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his go to to Lakshadweep islands. This morning, the Maldives envoy to India Ibrahim Shaheeb was summoned to the ministry of exterior affairs and Male was demarched for the unsavory conduct of now-suspended three junior ministers.

While Shaheeb acquired a dressing down on the MEA, the Indian High Commissioner to Male informed the Maldivian overseas minister on Sunday that such remarks on PM Modi had been completely uncalled and unacceptable to India. While Mohamed Muizzu, who’s at present in search of funds in Beijing, suspended his three junior ministers, India has made it very clear that it will not happy with a rap on the knuckles of the errant junior ministers.

A significant controversy erupted on Sunday over the derogatory remarks towards PM Modi by Maldivian ministers on social media platform X.

The Maldivian overseas ministry mentioned the federal government is conscious of “derogatory remarks” on social media platforms towards overseas leaders and that the private views don’t characterize its place.

“The government of Maldives is aware of derogatory remarks on social media platforms against foreign leaders and high-ranking individuals. These opinions are personal and do not represent the views of the government of Maldives,” the Maldivian overseas ministry mentioned in a press release on Sunday.

The controversy erupted forward of Muizzu’s five-day state go to to China. Muizzu received the election final yr using on the ‘India Out’ marketing campaign, pledging to take away Indian troops stationed within the archipelago for rescue and reduction operations.