India, Dec. 24 -- Indian-origin CEO Vijay Thirumalai addressed the current H-1B situation, noting that several Indians have found themselves stranded in India after traveling to their homeland to have their visas stamped.

Amid major changes in H-1B policies, their interview appointments have been postponed for at least six months due to the State Department's social media vetting process, which commenced on December 15. As they remain in India many people on social media have ridiculed the current scenario, wondering how Indians can be stuck in India.

However, San Francisco-based Indian American entrepreneur Thirumalai called the mockery people caught in prolonged visa processing delays "brutal", as he empathizes with those facing unexp...