One of the suspended Maldivian ministers, Mariyam Shiuna, of President Mohamed Muizzu's ruling People's National Congress (PNC), took to social media on Monday to apologise for disrespecting Indian Tricolour in her recent post on X.
She clarified that this was entirely unintentional and Maldives deeply values its relationship with India and holds mutual respect.
Maldivian minister Mariyam Shiuna of People's National Congress (PNC) apologised for "disrespecting" Indian Tricolour in her recent post.
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In the now deleted post by Shiuna, the logo of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on the campaign poster was replaced with a picture resembling the Ashok Chakra on India's flag along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) symbol added towards the end.
Netizens react to Maldivian minister Mariyam Shiuna's post allegedly disrespecting India's flag.
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"MDP is heading towards a big slip. The people of Maldives don't want to fall and slip with them," she posted along with the picture.
Calling it "disrespectful" and "insulting", several netizens condemned Shiuna's post made at a time when India approved export of essential goods including rice, wheat, sugar, onion and others to Maldives on the request of Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu.
Netizens react to Maldivian minister Mariyam Shiuna's post allegedly disrespecting India's flag.
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Netizens react to Maldivian minister Mariyam Shiuna's post allegedly disrespecting India's flag.
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