The Maldivian authorities have been accused by the deceased’s family of neglecting to arrange for a timely medical evacuation.
A ill 14-year-old Maldivian kid passed away on Saturday, according to reports, after President Mohammed Muizzu denied permission to transport the adolescent using India’s Dornier aircraft. The report is released at the height of the Maldives and India diplomatic spat.
As the boy’s condition worsened, his family called for an air ambulance to take him from his Gaaf Alif Villingili home to Male as soon as possible. The media in the Maldives said that the adolescent, who had a brain tumor, passed away from a stroke. The Maldivian authorities have been accused by the deceased’s family of neglecting to arrange for a timely medical evacuation.
“After the stroke, we called Island Aviation to get him to Male right away, but they did not pick up.” On Thursday morning, at 8:30 am, they picked up the phone. The boy’s father told the Maldivian media outlet Adhadhu, “The solution is to have an air ambulance for such cases.”
Maldivian MP Meekail Naseem responded sharply to the boy’s murder by criticizing the nation’s ruler. People shouldn’t have to give their lives to appease the President’s enmity toward India, according to Naseem.
Notably, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lakshadweep, some Maldivian leaders wrote disparaging remarks about him online and shouted racial insults at Indians, severely straining diplomatic ties between the Maldives and India. Indian internet users took to social media to voice their outrage at the offensive posts, criticizing the Maldivians in the process. Later, the Maldivian envoy was called in by the Ministry of External Affairs, which had also taken notice of the situation.
Indian celebs also reacted strongly to the topic. Indians started a boycott movement against the Maldives and its tourist attractions as Maldivians disparaged India’s travel and tourism sector.
Indian forces operating two ALH helicopters, one Dornier, and an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in the Maldives have been requested to leave the islands. Two days prior to the Maldives legislative elections on March 17, the Muizzu government has ordered that the workers vacate their positions by March 15.
