Indian ambassador ‘summoned’ over lawmaker’s call to invade Maldives

“India should invade Maldives if rigging of election takes place,” said Subramanian Swamy, days after meeting former president Mohamed Nasheed to discuss the opposition’s concerns over electoral fraud.

His tweet provoked outrage on both sides of the Maldives political divide with criticism from ministers, lawmakers, opposition figures and former senior diplomats.

Mihaaru reported that Akhilesh Mishra was questioned by foreign secretary Ahmed Sareer. But the Foreign Ministry’s political director, Heena Waleed, told the Maldives Independent that she “has not received any information that the ambassador was summoned.”