India expresses anger after Trump shares comments calling it a ‘hellhole’ | India

The Indian government has denounced a social media post that by Donald Trump who described India as a “hellhole”, calling the comments inappropriate and “in poor taste”.

On Wednesday, Trump posted a four-page transcript of comments made by conservative podcast host Michael Savage that denounced the U.S. constitutional right to citizenship of all those born in the country.

Without evidence, the post accused Indian immigrants in the tech industry of not hiring white Native Americans and inaccurately claimed that Indian immigrants lacked English.

“A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the whole family from China or India or some other hell on the planet,” the post said. Trump also posted a video of Savage making the remarks.

Indian foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal condemned the comments shared by the US president as “obviously ill-informed, inappropriate and in poor taste.” He added, “They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests.”

India’s main opposition National Congress party called the comments “extremely insulting and anti-India”.

The post also caused consternation in the US. The Hindu American Foundation advocacy group said it was disturbed by the “hateful, racist smears”. It was written on

Congressman Ami Bera, a Democrat whose parents are Indian immigrants, called the post by Trump “offensive, ignorant and beneath the dignity of the office he holds.” “President Trump, born into wealth and privilege, has never had to struggle like so many immigrant families,” he said.

Trump, what a sweeping crackdown on immigration a signature policy, you took aim at H-1B visas commonly used by Indian tech workers.

The inflammatory post on Truth Social comes ahead of a planned visit next month India by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seeking to ease recent tensions between the normally friendly powers.

Relations with India soured under Trump after he imposed some of his highest rates on Indiaallegedly over his continued purchase of Russian oil. The US President almost made his displeasure with Delhi known after the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra ModiTrump’s mediation role downplayed during a conflict between India and Pakistan.

Trump’s sparring with India contrasts with decades of efforts by successive US presidents to avoid friction and build relations with the world’s largest democracy, which US policymakers have seen as a counterweight to rival China.