Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 16 -- Reacting to the deportation of the second batch of Indian nationals, who were allegedly living illegally in the US, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that he was not happy about the Americans choosing military aircraft for sending them back.

"I am not happy about the Americans choosing to send a military aircraft," Tharoor told ANI.

"I have not seen any report on whether these returnees were also handcuffed and shackled. If they were, we should definitely protest," he added.

On the US choosing the Punjab as the destination for the deportation, Tharoor said, "On these matters, they normally choose the destination which is most convenient for a majority of the people on these flights. I believe that...