The government of Malawi has accused Madonna of demanding special treatment and exaggerating her contributions to the country during a tour last week. The popstar has visited the southern African nation several times since 2006, adopted two children from Malawi and runs several projects there. But her latest trip has raised the ire of President Joyce Banda’s government. “Granted, Madonna is a famed international musician. But that does not impose an injunction of obligation on any government under whose territory Madonna finds herself, including Malawi, to give her state treatment,” the president’s office said in a statement. “Such treatment, even if she deserved it, is discretionary not obligatory,” the statement said. On previous trips, Madonna has received numerous privileges, but during the latest visit she was reportedly denied use of the VIP section at the airport The government also questioned Madonna’s intentions with her humanitarian efforts in Malawi, alleging that the singer “wants Malawi to be forever chained to the obligation of gratitude”. “Kindness, as far as its ordinary meaning is concerned, is free and anonymous. If it can’t be free and silent, it is not kindness; it is something else. Blackmail is the closest it becomes,” the statement said. A spokesman for Madonna said claims that the singer had requested special treatment were “nonsense.” “Obviously these attacks are influenced by the fact that the president’s sister was removed as the head of Madonna’s organisation in Malawi due to concerns about mismanagement of $3.8m,” said Trevor Neilson, whose Global Philanthropy Group is managing Madonna’s projects in Malawi. “As the largest private philanthropist to Malawi we would think that the government would be pleased that she is giving her time and money to one of the poorest countries in the world.” However, the statement from the president’s office dismissed the claim that Ms Banda was angry because Anjimile Mtila-Oponyo had been fired as the CEO of the Raising Malawi charity.