Upset with malicious attacks in media on mission in Male: India to Maldives

 India’s high commission in Male is upset with successive attacks in social media and local media attacking the Indian High Commission and its staff members.

Male [Maldives], July 2 (ANI): India’s high commission in Male is upset with successive attacks in social media and local media attacking the Indian High Commission and its staff members. The Indian mission last week shot off a complaint letter to Maldives foreign ministry and have urged them to take steps to protect the high commissioner and diplomatic personnel from “malicious” and “personal” articles in the local media.

Sources told ANI, “Government of Maldives is fully supportive and recognizes that there is an issue about irresponsible and malicious reporting.” Other sources familiar with developments told ANI, “India-Maldives developmental projects and other aspects of bilateral relations during President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s time have been very successful. This is causing jitters to the opposition.”

Apart from social media and a section of local media, ‘Dhiyares’, a mouthpiece of the opposition party (PPM and PNC) has allegedly launched a tirade of attacks on Indian mission and its staff. India has complained to the Maldives about “motivated attacks, recurring articles and social media posts attacking the dignity of the High Commission, the Head of the Mission, and members of the diplomatic staff by certain sections of the local media”.