Guwahati/IBNS, April 1 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has lashed out at Bangladesh interim government's chief advisor, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus' remarks on the Northeastern states of India calling it "offensive" and "strongly condemnable".

In a video which went viral on social media, Yunus was probably during his four-day trip to China had made a controversial comment that referred to India's Northeast as an opportunity for Beijing's economic expansion.

Besides condemning the remarks, Biswa Sarma, who heads one of the Northeastern states, has alerted India saying Yunus' words should not be taken lightly.

"The statement made by Md Younis of Bangladesh so called interim Government referring to the seven sister states of...