India on Thursday said a social media post referring to Indians in derogatory terms over immigration was “uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste."

“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.