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Maldives Suspends Ministers After 'Clown' Jibe Against India's Modi

Known as an expensive holiday destination with secluded resorts, the Maldives has also become a geopolitical hotspot. (Credit: AFP)

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu suspended three deputy ministers on Sunday for making "derogatory remarks" against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said.

Muizzu, who won September elections on promises that included removing a small contingent of Indian troops operating maritime aircraft from his archipelago, banned the ministers from work pending an investigation.

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