Vivek Agnihotri Roots For Indian Tourism Amid Boycott Maldives Row, Says 'Our Country Is Full Of Quiet, Serene...'

While the entire nation including media, influencers, and politicians is talking about Indian beaches and sights which are way better than other Islands and other country sights that are unexplored. This indeed makes us think about why we need to go and explore the beauty of the beaches of other countries when we are all in our own country. Moreover, why Indian’s should go to Maldives which do not even appreciate the tourism from India? This only brings this issue to light why we need to visit Maldives when we have beautiful beaches like Lakshadweep. An example of this was set by the honorable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi during his visit to Lakshadweep. Taking the barton ahead, the filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri who visited embarked on the journey of exploring the Islands of India and couldn’t help praising them.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is on a tour of exploring the Islands of India. As he is traveling across to experience different places, he seems to be fully taken over by the beauty, the serenity, and the people he met on his tour. He has explored 4 less tracked but magnificent beaches of Goa and shared on social media some amazing pictures and encapsulated his feelings in writing.

“India is full of quiet, serene, long, clean and safe beaches with healthy marine life and surrounded by wonderful people. And the variety of food. Water sports in India are also the cheapest and excellent. #ExploreIndianIsland,” his post read.

For the unversed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Lakshadweep in the first week of January to inaugurate the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection and lay the foundation stone for the renovation of primary healthcare facility and five model Anganwadi centres. Following his trip, a social media post by a Maldives minister had ignited the controversy.

Maldives minister Abdulla Mahzoom Majid claimed India is shifting focus from the Maldives by promoting Lakshadweep as another tourist spot. Majid went on to remark that India faced significant challenges in competing with the Maldives in beach tourism. This row comes amid strained ties between the two countries following President Mohamed Muizzu’s ascent to power in November last year.

Not only Akshay Kumar but other actors like Salman Khan, John Abraham, Shraddha Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, and others have also come forward to promote Island tourism in India. Social media platforms, especially X, are abuzz with the ‘ExploreIndianIslands’ hashtag as netizens are expressing their outrage and urging everyone to plan their holidays in Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.