Maldives President Mohammed Moizzu.
Male: In the last few days, there has been tremendous tension in the relations between India and Maldives. However, on the Republic Day of India, Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu in his greeting message talked about good relations between the two countries. While conveying greetings to India on India’s 75th Republic Day, Moizzu highlighted Maldives-India relations ‘nourished by centuries of friendship, mutual respect and deep sense of fraternity’. ‘On behalf of the Government and people of Maldives’ The President’s greetings ‘to the Government and people of India’ came in the backdrop of diplomatic row between the two countries on a number of issues.
Former Presidents Nasheed and Solih congratulated India
Let us tell you that the tension in the relations between India and Maldives came to the fore after Muizzu, who was inclined towards China, took oath in November last year. Foreign Minister Musa Zamir and two former presidents, Mohammed Nasheed and Ibrahim Mohammed Solih, also wished India on their social media platforms. A statement from Muizzu’s office said the President conveyed the warm wishes of the people of the country to the President and Prime Minister of India in separate greetings messages.
Foreign Minister Zameer also congratulated India
In the statement, Muizzu underlined the ‘Maldives-India relations nurtured by centuries of friendship, mutual respect and a deep sense of fraternity’ and expressed hope for ‘continued peace, progress and prosperity’ for the government and people of India in the years to come. . Foreign Minister Zameer met his Indian counterpart S. Greeted Jaishankar and the friendly people of India with ‘warm greetings and sincere good wishes’. “I am confident that the close ties of friendship and cooperation between Maldives and India will continue to flourish in the years to come,” he said in a post on ‘X’.
The matter was worsened by the post against PM Modi
The diplomatic row between the two countries started when Muizzu demanded India to withdraw its military personnel present in Maldives within 24 hours of his swearing-in. After this, the President’s traditional visit to China instead of visiting India on his first foreign visit also increased the sourness in relations. The matter became worse after 3 ministers of Maldives posted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media.
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