PM Modi’s opposition proved costly for Maldives
PM Modi and Maldives: PM Modi had recently gone to Lakshadweep. There he spent time on the seashore and urged people to visit Lakshadweep. is so pretty. Then the ministers of President Mohammed Moizzu in Maldives had criticized PM Narendra Modi. However these ministers were dismissed. But Moijju is taking anti-India steps. Criticizing PM Modi has cost Maldives dearly.
Indian tourists boycotted Maldives.
The impact of the ‘Boycott Maldives’ campaign launched by Indian tourists in the month of January is clearly visible. The number of Indian tourists in Maldives has slipped from first place to fifth place. In this regard, the Tourist Department of Maldives released figures on Monday. According to the statistics of Maldives Tourism Ministry, the number of Chinese tourists in Maldives has increased, but it is still in third place.
According to a report, the President of Maldives had appealed to the Chinese government during his visit to China to increase the number of Chinese tourists. Despite this, Chinese tourists have failed to compensate for Indian tourists.
Modi had described Lakshadweep as Maldives
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Lakshadweep, had described this Indian island as similar to Maldives. He made a tweet after the visit. In this he appealed to Indian tourists to visit Lakshadweep. There was an uproar in Maldives after this tweet. The ministers there opposed PM Modi on his tweet. After this, Indians started the hashtag of Boycott of Maldives on social media. However, these ministers were removed from their posts for opposing Modi.
How did Maldives tourism figures change?
The share of Indian tourists in Maldives tourism was 11.1 percent by 31 December 2023, while Russia was in second place. Whereas China was at third place with 10 percent share. In the data released by the Maldives government on January 3, China was not even visible in the top-10. However, by January 13 in 2024, the share of Indian tourists reached third place with 8.1 percent. During this period, China had reached sixth place.
Till January 21, China was at fourth position and India at fifth position.
After the visit of Maldivian President Muizzu to Beijing, by January 21, China reached the fourth position in Maldives tourism and India slipped down to the fifth position. According to the data released on January 28, China has reached third place with 9.5 percent share. Let us tell you that in the elections held last year in Maldives, Mohammed Momuiju became the President. He spent his entire election campaign against Indians. He had launched the ‘India Out’ campaign. When he became President, he pressurized the Indian Army to send them back to India. Not only this, his first official visit was to China instead of India. In this way he broke the tradition of visiting India first when any President is elected. Moijju has the support of China. They are said to be supported by China.
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