"Maldivians Welcome Here": Lakshadweep Administrator To NDTV Amid Row
The remarks by three Maldives ministers - which included comments critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi - "challenged the dignity of India", Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel told NDTV Monday. Asked if he would welcome Maldivians to Lakshadweep, the administrator said, "This is our country's tradition. If they want to come, appreciate our beauty and are happy, it will make us happy too. What's wrong in it. Definitely, they should come." The row began after Maldivian ministers Maryam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid posted critical remarks about Mr Modi on X. This was after the Prime Minister posted photos and videos from his visit to Lakshadweep.
