Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically-elected President of the Maldives, has strongly condemned "appalling" social media posts by a minister in the archipelago's government on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Lakshadweep islands, India's smallest Union Territory.
PM Modi's visit to the Union Territory comprising 36 islands with an area of 32 sqkm was seen a move to promote tourism on the island.
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