On his Instagram, Dolly posted a picture of him with Sohail Khan in Maldives. In the caption of the post, he wrote, "Maldives mein mile Sohail Khan sir, bohut acha laga sir se milke (With Sohail Khan sir in Maldives. Felt very good to meet him.)
As soon as these tweets started to circulate on social media, Bollywood celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, John Abraham, Shraddha Kapoor and many others came out in support of Indian tourism and took to social media and urged Indian travellers to explore Indian islands like Lakshadweep instead of planning a vacation in the Maldives.