Maldives Suspends 3 Officials Over ‘Derogatory’ Remarks Against Modi

The Government of Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, Maryam Shiuna and Malsha Shareef after they took a jibe at Prime Minister Modi calling him a ‘clown’ and ‘puppet of Israel’

File Photo: PM Narendra Modi at Bangaram, in Lakshadweep on January 3, 2024.

Source : PMO

New Delhi: The Government of Maldives Sunday suspended three of their deputy cabinet ministers – Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, Maryam Shiuna, and Malsha Shareef – after they made “derogatory” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him a “clown” and “puppet of Israel” even as the row threatened to disturb the bilateral ties between the two countries further, ABP LIVE has learnt. The Maldivian government sought to distance itself from the