PM Modi taking everything personally: Kharge amid diplomatic row with Maldives

Amid a diplomatic row with the Maldives following derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by three Maldivian deputy ministers Congress on Tuesday alleged that the PM is taking everything personally since he came to power in 2014Speaking to the media Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge advocated for having good relations with neighboursAfter Narendra Modi came to power he is taking everything personally At the international level we should keep a good relationship with our neighboursWe should act according to timeWe cannot change our neighbours Kharge saidThe diplomatic row with the Maldives started following derogatory remarks against PM Modi by three Maldivian deputy ministers after his visit to the Lakshadweep Islands to promote tourism thereAll it took was a series of posts on X this weekend from PM Modi promoting tourism in the Lakshadweep islandsHowever it set off a social media war between Maldivian politicians government officials and Indian social media usersSoon after PM Modis post some prominent Maldivian social media users including politician responded to it with derogatory comments against Indian and the PMIn a post that has now been deleted the Maldivian Deputy Minister of Youth Empowerment Mariyam Shiuna made a mocking and disrespectful reference to PM ModiHowever the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry MATI has strongly condemned derogatory remarks made by officialsTerming India as one of the closest neighbours and allies of the Maldives MATI noted that India has always been a first responder to various crises throughout the history of the island countryIndia is one of our closest neighbours and allies India has always been a first responder to various crises throughout our history and we are immensely grateful to the close relationship that the government as well as the people of India have maintained with us MAITI said in a statementIt stressed that India has been a consistent and significant contributor to the tourism industry of the MaldivesIt stated that India has greatly assisted Maldives recovery efforts during the COVID19 pandemic after the borders were reopenedIn a press release MATI stated Since then India has continued to remain as one of the top markets for the MaldivesIt is our sincere wish that the close relationship between our two nations endures for generations to come and as such we refrain from actions or speech that may have any negative impact on our good relationship it addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever