India, Dec. 26 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reacted to the death of an Indian-origin man in Canada, who died of alleged medical negligence while waiting for treatment at a hospital, saying the Canadian government should take responsibility in the matter.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, while speaking during the weekly briefing, confirmed that the victim was a Canadian national of Indian-origin.

"The person is of Indian origin, but he happens to be Canadian national. So, obviously the government of Canada should take responsibility in this particular matter," Jaiswal said during the briefing.

Prashant Sreekumar, 44, died of suspected cardiac arrest while waiting for treatment in a ...