EaseMyTrip, an Indian on-line journey company, introduced that it suspended all bookings for flights to the Maldives following a row over derogatory social media posts towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his go to to Lakshadweep.
In a publish written by EaseMyTrip founder Nishant Pitti on X early on Monday, the choice was taken “in solidarity with our nation”.
“In solidarity with our nation, @EaseMyTrip has suspended all Maldives flight bookings. #TravelUpdate #SupportingNation,” Nishant Pitti tweeted.
On Sunday, the Maldives authorities suspended three of its ministers after they shared offensive remarks towards PM Modi on his Lakshadweep go to on social media, a Maldives spokesperson stated.
The choice to droop ministers Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid from their posts got here after India raised the matter with the island nation over the difficulty.
Notably, Shiuna had referred to as PM Modi a “clown” and “puppet” in now-deleted posts on X after the Prime Minister posted footage of his go to to Lakshadweep and pitched the island as a vacationer vacation spot for Indians. The tweets had been taken down after an enormous backlash from Indians on the micro-blogging web site.
In a now-deleted publish, Abdulla Mahzoom Majid commented on PM Modi’s Lakshadweep go to, saying, “While I wish success for India’s tourism, targeting the Maldives so explicitly isn’t diplomatic. India faces significant challenges competing in beach tourism, considering our resort infrastructure exceeds their total islands.”
Different Maldives officers, together with Zahid Rameez, an MP from the ruling Progressive Get together of Maldives, additionally mocked PM Modi’s go to to Lakshadweep after the images gained huge consideration on social media, with many evaluating it to the Maldives.
The Maldives authorities has rejected the derogatory remarks towards PM Modi, stating that they didn’t signify the views of Male.
A number of Indians said they cancelled their journeys to the Maldives after the row erupted and commenced a marketing campaign referred to as ‘#BoycottMaldives’.
Amid the row over Maldives ministers’ remarks, many celebrities, together with Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, John Abraham and Shraddha Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut joined the dialogue over PM Modi’s go to to Lakshadweep.
