Amitabh Bachchan REACTS to Anti-India Remarks by Maldives Ministers: 'Do Not Threaten Our...'

Amitabh Bachchan weighed in on Maldives ministers’ comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India in a new post. For the unversed, over the weekend, a few former ministers in the Maldives made derogatory remarks about PM Modi and Indians in general. They made snide comments about the Prime Minister after he visited Lakshadweep Islands and urged fellow Indians to visit the picturesque location. The PM had also gone snorkelling as part of his trip.

Following the comments by the Maldives political leaders, stars such as Akshay Kumar condemned the statements and urged fans to explore islands in India. Amitabh Bachchan also joined in and promoted Indian islands. The superstar reacted to Virendra Sehwag’s post speaking about picturesque locations in India that Indians could visit and lauded the former cricketer. Big B also warned those attacking India to question or attack India’s self-reliance.

“Whether it be the beautiful beaches of Udupi , Paradise Beach in Pondi, Neil and Havelock in Andaman, and many other beautiful beaches throughout our country, there are so many unexplored places in Bharat which have so much potential with some infrastructure support. Bharat is knowing for converting all Aapda into Avsar, and this dig at our country and our Prime Minister by Maldives ministers is a great Avsar for Bharat to create just the necessary infrastructure to make them attractive to tourists and boost our economy. Please do name your favourite unexplored beautiful places,” Virendra Sehwag had tweeted.

Amitabh Bachchan reposted and said, “Viru paji .. this is so relevant and in the right spirit of our land .. our own are the very best .. I have been to Lakshadweep and Andamans and they are such astonishingly beautiful locations .. stunning waters beaches and the underwater experience is simply unbelievable .. हम भारत हैं , हम आत्मनिर्भर हैं , हमारी आत्मनिर्भरता पे आँच मत डालिये जय हिन्द (We are India, we are self-reliant, do not harm our self-reliance Jai Hind).”

The derogatory comments made by the Maldives political leaders left India upset. PM Modi last week went snorkelling and shared his “exhilarating experience” of the islands in the Arabian Sea. Thinking PM Modi’s visit aims to boost Indian islands, Maldives minister Abdulla Mahzoom Majid claims India is shifting focus from the Maldives by promoting Lakshadweep as another tourist spot.

Majid went on to remark that India faces significant challenges in competing with the Maldives in beach tourism. This row comes amid strained ties between the two countries following President Mohamed Muizzu’s ascent to power in November last year.

The statements resulted in many Indians trending boycott Maldives and urged social media users to ‘Explore Indian Islands’. Besides promoting Lakshadweep as a tourist destination, several social media users also named many other islands travellers could consider.