Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 25 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said India had acted in the "right humanitarian spirit" by not forcing Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to return, stressing that she had been a long-standing friend of India and deserved safety while legal aspects were carefully examined.

"As far as Sheikh Hasina is concerned, India has acted in the right humanitarian spirit not to force somebody back who has been a good friend of India for many years," Tharoor told ANI on Wednesday.

He noted that issues related to extradition involved complex legal provisions, treaties and exceptions, which only a limited number of people fully understood.

"I would leave it to the government to do the appropriate considerat...