Why Lakshadweep Locals Opt Not To Go To The Maldives

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One of the Maldives’ main sources of tourism revenue is boycotting the country after three of its officials made fun of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But India’s islands are important to the nation for more reasons than just tourism. The Indian islands shouldn’t ever be visited by hordes of visitors. Lakshadweep is not Maldives. It never ought to be.

Modi Ji Uploaded the Pictures Of Lakshadweep

One of the Maldives’ main tourist revenue streams is boycotting the country after three of its officials made fun of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian celebrities and citizens have been urging people to avoid the sun-kissed retreat in favor of their own beaches.

Modi uploaded pictures of himself snorkelling and strolling along a beach in Lakshadweep, a southern Indian island chain in the Laccadive Sea, off the coast of Kerala, to social media platform X. This sparked a controversy.

What Modi Ji Uploaded About Lakshdweep

Though Modi did not specifically name the Maldives in his article, his gushing praise of the stunning landscape of the lesser-known islands may have been seen as a charm offensive to lure tourists there rather than the Maldives.

In response to his post, three Maldivian officials called Modi a “terrorist,” a “clown,” and a “puppet of Israel,” according to Reuters.

A senior Maldives source told Reuters on Sunday that the Maldives government swiftly distanced itself from the remarks made by the three officials, who are deputy ministers in the Ministry of Youth Employment, Information, and Arts.

The Maldives government acknowledged receiving reports of “derogatory” remarks on social media, but emphasized that the remarks were “opinions are personal” and did not necessarily reflect the government’s position.

“The government holds the view that the right to free speech must be used responsibly, democratically, and in a way that does not incite hatred or harm the deep ties that bind the Maldives to its foreign allies”