India summons Maldives envoy over ministers' remarks - BBC News

Maldives suspended three deputy ministers after they called the India PM a 'clown' and a 'terrorist'.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu has suspended three of his ministersBy Anbarasan EthirajanBBC News, ColomboIndia summoned the high commissioner of Maldives after a row broke out over derogatory posts made by three officials about PM Narendra Modi.

The deputy ministers, who have been suspended, called Mr Modi a "clown", "terrorist" and a "puppet of Israel".

A foreign ministry spokesperson said the comments were personal and did not represent the views of the government.

Male's response came after the remarks set off an uproar and boycott calls on Indian social media .

"All government officials responsible for the comments have been suspended from their posts effective immediately", a spokesperson for President Mohamed Muizzu's office told the BBC.

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