Telugu actor Nagarjuna has introduced that he and his household have cancelled their plans to go to Maldives on January 17. Nagarjuna’s announcement follows a diplomatic tiff between India and Maldives, with  three Deputy Ministers of Maldives criticising Prime Minister Modi on social media platforms after his go to to Lakshadweep. “It’s not wholesome in any respect, what they’ve mentioned. And it’s not proper, he’s our Prime Minister and the chief of 1.5 billion individuals. No matter they mentioned is just not proper, so we cancelled our journey,” Nagarjuna informed the media.  

The three Deputy Ministers of Maldives – Maryam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid –  alleged that India is making an attempt to current Lakshadweep instead vacationer vacation spot to Maldives. 

After the ministers made derogatory remarks in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian International Ministry summoned Maldives Excessive Commissioner Ibrahim Shaheeb over the matter. India is claimed to have expressed its displeasure on the difficulty.

The three ministers who made objectionable remarks on Modi have been dismissed by the Maldives authorities. Based on the Maldives authorities, the statements given by the ministers on this matter are private and the federal government has nothing to do with it.

The Maldivian ministers’ remarks had been broadly condemned throughout India. The row led to #BoycottMaldives and #ExploreIndianIslands trending on social media platforms. Movie stars, sportspersons, and celebrities urging individuals on social media to go to Indian vacationer locations as an alternative of going to Maldives. Many Indian vacationers have additionally given info on social media about cancellation of their journey to Maldives. Ticketing portals EaseMyTrip and STIC introduced that they won’t offer providers to Maldives any longer.