President’s Office Confirms Indefinite Suspension of Deputy Ministers

The Maldivian government indefinitely suspended three deputy ministers—Mariyam Shiuna, Mahzoom Majid, and Malsha Shareef—for mocking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. They will continue to receive salaries during the investigation. India launched a boycott campaign against Maldives tourism, leading to flight and hotel booking cancellations. The Maldivian High Commissioner to India was summoned to the External Affairs Ministry, and the Indian High Commissioner visited the Maldives Foreign Ministry. Communications Minister Ibrahim Khaleel stated the suspensions are procedural. MMPRC Managing Director Fathmath Thaufeeq deactivated her account over an old allegedly anti-India tweet. The Maldives Foreign Ministry distanced the government from the deputies' remarks, calling them personal opinions.

The Maldivian government indefinitely suspended three deputy ministers—Mariyam Shiuna, Mahzoom Majid, and Malsha Shareef—for mocking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. They will continue to receive salaries during the investigation. India launched a boycott campaign against Maldives tourism, leading to flight and hotel booking cancellations. The Maldivian High Commissioner to India was summoned to the External Affairs Ministry, and the Indian High Commissioner visited the Maldives Foreign Ministry. Communications Minister Ibrahim Khaleel stated the suspensions are procedural. MMPRC Managing Director Fathmath Thaufeeq deactivated her account over an old allegedly anti-India tweet. The Maldives Foreign Ministry distanced the government from the deputies' remarks, calling them personal opinions.

The Maldivian government indefinitely suspended three deputy ministers—Mariyam Shiuna, Mahzoom Majid, and Malsha Shareef—for mocking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. They will continue to receive salaries during the investigation. India launched a boycott campaign against Maldives tourism, leading to flight and hotel booking cancellations. The Maldivian High Commissioner to India was summoned to the External Affairs Ministry, and the Indian High Commissioner visited the Maldives Foreign Ministry. Communications Minister Ibrahim Khaleel stated the suspensions are procedural. MMPRC Managing Director Fathmath Thaufeeq deactivated her account over an old allegedly anti-India tweet. The Maldives Foreign Ministry distanced the government from the deputies' remarks, calling them personal opinions.

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