The Indian High Commission on Wednesday appealed for action against those responsible for spreading false news that weaken India-Maldives diplomatic ties.
In a tweet today, the Indian High Commission shared screenshots to bring purported fake news to the attention of the Foreign Ministry and Maldives Media Council (MMC).
"We unequivocally reject fake news items being circulated on online platforms seeking to malign India-Maldives relations. We request [the Foreign Ministry] and [MMC] to take suitable action against those responsible and guide the concerned media to write responsibly and ethically," the embassy tweeted.
Photos of three news reports were posted with the tweet, all of which the High Commission said were untrue.
The High Commission expressed concern previously about an alleged letter from the Indian government circulated on social media during the presidential election campaign.
