President Mohamed Muizzu, speaking at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs on Thursday, 26 September 2024, condemned his deputy ministers' insults toward Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he had taken action over them. He also said the rift with India was about the presence of foreign military in the Maldives rather than an 'India Out' stance.
One outlet so far Only Maldives Republic has reported this among the sources we monitor. A gap in what we monitor, not proof that others did not report it.
However, both resigned their positions on 10 September, when Muizzu announced his first official visit to India.
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Nobody should say such things, and I definitely took action on that
It's not "India Out." We had a really serious problem of having the presence of foreign military in our country… Even one foreign military person in the Maldives is not something the Maldivian people accept
working like slaves under foreign influence
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