Maldives: ‘No Indian soldier will be present in Maldives, not even in plain clothes’, President Muizzu showed his attitude after the deal with China
Intensifying his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu said that not a single Indian military personnel will be present in his country after May 10, not even in plain clothes. This information was given in a media news on Tuesday.
Muizzu’s statement comes less than a week after India’s civilian team arrived in the Maldives to replace military personnel operating an advanced light helicopter. Muizzu had set March 10 as the deadline for the return of the first group of Indian military personnel from the country.
Addressing the Idhafushi residential community on Ba island, he said his government’s success in expelling Indian troops from the country has led people to distort the situation by spreading false rumours, news portal edition.mv reported. Have been.
The portal quoted Muizzu, who is considered a supporter of China, as saying, “To say that these people (Indian Army) are not leaving the country, they are returning after changing their uniforms wearing plain clothes. We should not bring forth thoughts that create doubt in our hearts and spread lies.”
He said, “After May 10, no Indian soldier will be present in the country. Neither in uniform nor in plain clothes. The Indian Army will not remain in this country in any kind of clothing. I say this with confidence.” He made this statement on a day when his country signed an agreement with China to receive free military assistance.
Earlier, in a high-level meeting held between the two sides in Delhi on February 2 last month, the Foreign Ministry of Maldives had said that India will replace its military personnel in three aviation platforms in the island country and the first phase of this process will be completed by March 10. be fulfilled.
Muizzu had made similar comments in his first address to Parliament on February 5. Currently, 88 Indian military personnel are in Maldives, mainly to operate two helicopters and one aircraft. Through these, hundreds of medical rescue and humanitarian aid missions have been completed.
Edition.mv reported that the first military personnel to leave the country were Indian military personnel operating two helicopters in Addu City. Military personnel present in Haa Dhaalu island Hanimadhoo and Lamu island Kaahdhoo are also likely to leave the Maldives before May 10.
Meanwhile, local media reports also said that Maldives has successfully signed an agreement with Sri Lanka last week to operate aircraft for medical rescue missions. This indicates that he is bent on removing all Indian soldiers
