New Delhi:
India has said remarks on a social media post that referred to Indians “are obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste”, hours after the US embassy issued a subsequent statement on the matter.
US President Donald Trump had shared a derogatory post by a podcaster on social media describing India as a “hell-hole”.
Without directly mentioning Trump, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement this evening said the comments “certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests.”
“We have seen the comments, as also the subsequent statement issued by the US embassy in response. The remarks are obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste. They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Trump shared a purported four-page transcript of the podcaster, along with derogatory comments on Indians. Later, in a damage-control move, the US released a statement that Trump believes India is a “great” country led by a “good friend of mine at the top”.
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