Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal heavily criticised the Maldivian government over the ongoing Lakshadweep-Maldives row on January 7. He went on to question the Maldives for the comment on PM Modi’s visit.“Why should the Maldives say something about what is going to happen in Lakshadweep and what PM Modi said about the future of tourism in Lakshadweep? One thing is sure: Lakshadweep is going to be a new destination that is still to be explored. PM Modi came to Lakshadweep and stayed for a day, and he said something that the people of Lakshadweep always wanted to have from a tourism perspective. I always wanted this government to have a policy for tourism because that would generate employment opportunities for youngsters. Why should the Maldives have a problem with that? ..." he said.