When there is any crisis in this country, the door they knock on first is India's
Indian High Commissioner Sunjay Sudhir
The miniscule handful of persons trying to tarnish the perspective of Maldivians towards India and spread hatred among the Maldivian people, does not represent the true sentiments and emotions of Maldivians towards India, says High Commissioner Sunjay Sudhir.
The High Commissioner of India made this remark in an interview with RaajjeMV, at the India-Maldives Roundtable “Connect to Travel” meeting held at Hotel Gen on Tuesday evening. The meeting was convened by India in Maldives, in collaboration with the Ministry of tourism and the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Cooperation (MMPRC).
HC Sudhir was questioned regarding his stand on the anti-India campaigns circulated by some groups on social media, to which he responded that the “pool of goodwill” which is observed in the Maldives towards India, is "just immense".
He added that the kind of fondness Maldivians have in their heart towards India, its culture and people, is “immense”.
The High Commissioner stated that it is perhaps a few media outlets which have “made it their profession” to speak ill of India and spread the poison among the people of Maldives.
Highlighting that India has been the first responder in every crisis facing Maldives, Sudhir stated that when there is a crisis and people really need medical attention, “the door they knock on is India's”.
Shedding light on the multiple developmental projects going on, as well as the assistance the Indian government has extended towards Maldives in the face of Covid-19 and the reopening of Indian borders for medical tourism, the High Commissioner stated that there is no room for true and genuine “anti-India sentiment”.
Expressing that he does not sense any real ill perspectives towards India, HC Sudhir noted that it is just “some professional people” who criticize India and spread poison and hatred among the people for a living, who are responsible for this. However, he noted that it is “miniscule” and does not represent the genuine emotions of Maldivians towards India.
