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India rejects claims of having planned to overthrow Maldives' government

India has rejected the Washington Post's claims that Maldives' opposition attempted to solicit India's RAW agent assistance to topple the incumbent President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's administration.

Mariyath Mohamed
03 January 2025, MVT 20:35
[File] President Dr Mohamed Muizzu with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi during President Muizzu's recent state visit to the country -- Photo: President's Office
Mariyath Mohamed
03 January 2025, MVT 20:35

India has rejected the Washington Post's claims that Maldives' opposition attempted to solicit India's RAW agent assistance to topple the incumbent President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's administration.

In the weekly press conference held by India's Ministry of External Affairs, a reported posed a question regarding this.

The Ministry's Spokesperson Randir Jaiswal responded that the Washington Post and the journalist who wrote the article hold a personal grudge against India.

'Hence, I leave it to you to believe what they are saying. As we see it, there is no trust in things they say," he said.

This is the first time that India has spoken about the report published by the Washington Post. However, the government of Maldives is yet to comment on the matter.

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