India has summoned the Maldives envoy after three ministers of the island nation made derogatory remarks in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A Maldivian lawmaker criticised PM Modi following his Lakshadweep journey inferring that New Delhi is making an attempt to mission the Union Territory instead vacationer vacation spot to the Maldives. Two different Maldivian ministers additionally shared derogatory remarks together with PM Modi’s photographs from Lakshadweep.

The statements adopted large outrage throughout the Maldives with a number of outstanding leaders criticising the remarks in opposition to the nation’s “closest neighbour”. Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed described the remarks as “appalling” and requested President Mohamed Muizzu’s authorities to distance itself from these feedback.

The Maldivian international ministry mentioned the federal government is conscious of “derogatory remarks” on social media platforms in opposition to international leaders and that the private views don’t signify its place.

“The federal government of Maldives is conscious of derogatory remarks on social media platforms in opposition to international leaders and high-ranking people. These opinions are private and don’t signify the views of the federal government of Maldives,” the Maldivian international ministry mentioned in an announcement on Sunday.

The three ministers – Maryam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid – have been suspended after a number of Indians on social media claimed to have cancelled their scheduled trip to the nation made up of greater than 100 islands dotted with luxurious resorts.