Maldives: 'Consider investment in Lakshadweep,' appeal of trade organization amid controversy over objectionable remarks on PM Modi

The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has taken a major step amid the controversy over objectionable comments made by Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ICC has urged tourism and trade associations to stop promoting the Maldives. Trade body president Subhash Goyal has stated all trade associations.

ICC Secretary said in his statement, that India is one of the largest sources of foreign exchange and trade. Please divert such needs towards Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar, as it is much better than Maldives. Other locations in the Indian Ocean region that could be promoted are Sri Lanka, Bali, Mauritius and Phuket.

Subhash Goyal has appealed to all carriers operating in Maldives to suspend their operations. He has also appealed to think about operating in Lakshadweep under the UDAN scheme.

Subhash Goyal in his statement said, I appeal to the members of FHRAI and Hotel Association of India to seriously consider investing in Lakshadweep Islands as in future it will give you better returns on your investment than Maldives.

Let us tell you that amid the controversy over objectionable comments against PM Modi, online travel company EaseMyTrip has suspended all flight bookings for Maldives. On Monday, MakeMyTrip claimed that there was a 3400 per cent increase in on-platform searches after PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep.

In fact, on January 2, PM Modi visited the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and shared pictures of this visit on social media. He also mentioned his experience of trying his hand at snorkelling. On this post of PM Modi, Lakshadweep Minister Maryam Shiuma made fun of the Prime Minister of India with derogatory remarks. His post also contained pictures of PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep.