'Unacceptable': Shashi Tharoor slams US for deportation of 'handcuffed' Indians in military planes. WATCH

Shashi Tharoor slammed the US for forcibly deporting over 1,100 Indians, highlighting that while deportations aren't new, the recent use of military planes and handcuffs under the Trump administration was unnecessarily harsh.

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed the US for forcibly deporting Indians, highlighting that while deportations aren't new, the recent use of military planes and handcuffs under the Trump administration was unnecessarily harsh.

He acknowledged the US's right to deport illegal immigrants and India's obligation to accept them but urged for more humane methods, like civilian charters, as most deportees aren't criminals but individuals seeking better lives. Tharoor suggested India should voice concerns over such treatment.

Tharoor was quoted saying, "We are protesting precisely this issue, that the manner in which the US did what they did was really unacceptable. We believe they have a legal right to deport people who are illegally in their country. And if they are proven to be Indian nationals, we have a legal obligation to admit them, to accept them in our country. But the manner in which it was done, in handcuffs, squeezed into a military aircraft, in such an abrupt manner, is not acceptable."

Also read: US plane with deported Indians lands in Amritsar after crackdown on illegal immigrants. WATCH

A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar on Wednesday, marking the first group of Indians deported by the Donald Trump administration in its crackdown on illegal immigration.

Upon arrival, the deportees were interrogated inside the airport terminal by Punjab Police and various state and central intelligence agencies to verify any criminal records.

Also read: 'Chained for 40 hours': Congress' Renuka Chowdhury slams US over 'inhumane' deportation of Indians

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