Maldives Police Service has removed ‘India Out’ banners hung at Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) headquarters in Male’ City and the residence of the former President Abdulla Yameen.
This comes a day after police issued a warning to remove all ‘India Out’ banners hanging from buildings in Male’ City citing national security risk.
The ‘India Out’ campaign is led by the opposition to protest against the Indian military presence in Maldives. The National Security Council has declared the ‘India Out’ campaign and other such campaigns that incite hatred towards specific countries a threat to national security.