Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister Harin Fernando has apologized for his remarks about Maldives.
During the ITB Fair in Germany, which was held between the 7th and 9th of this month, the Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Harin Fernando compared Maldives negatively to Sri Lanka, saying, "I know lots of people go to the Maldives... the Maldives just has the beach. I'm not criticizing, but if you stay there for five days, you get fed up of it. That's it, you're just on an island, you're caught up in one place. But in Sri Lanka, it's not like that; there's something for everyone."
After facing a lot of criticism for his words, the Sri Lankan minister apologized for his remarks today.
Harin said his comments about the "beautiful Maldives" were being misrepresented on social media. He said that Sri Lanka is working with Maldives to promote tourism, and that therefore he apologizes for the inconveniences caused by his remarks.
It is notable that the Minister apologized for his negative remarks about Maldives after a large number of people asked for it.
During the ITB Fair in Germany, which was held between the 7th and 9th of this month, the Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Harin Fernando compared Maldives negatively to Sri Lanka, saying, "I know lots of people go to the Maldives... the Maldives just has the beach. I'm not criticizing, but if you stay there for five days, you get fed up of it. That's it, you're just on an island, you're caught up in one place. But in Sri Lanka, it's not like that; there's something for everyone."
After facing a lot of criticism for his words, the Sri Lankan minister apologized for his remarks today.
Harin said his comments about the "beautiful Maldives" were being misrepresented on social media. He said that Sri Lanka is working with Maldives to promote tourism, and that therefore he apologizes for the inconveniences caused by his remarks.
My statement made in Berlin regarding the beautiful Maldive islands has been taken out of context and been misrepresented on social media. I wish to clarify that we work together with our neighbor on tourism and would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused
— Harin Fernando (@fernandoharin) March 13, 2023
It is notable that the Minister apologized for his negative remarks about Maldives after a large number of people asked for it.
