New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Congress has flagged the 'inhumane and medieval' treatment meted out to the Indians who were deported by the United States for entering the American land 'illegally', demanding answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said the handcuffing of Indian immigrants was "atrocious behaviour" shown by the US and an "insult" to the country.

"We are protesting the way in which the deportation was done-sending them in a military aircraft and that too in handcuffs is an insult to India; it's an insult to the dignity of Indians," Shashi Tharoor said.

The Congress MP added that "Not long ago, Columbia refused to accept people in these circumstances and officially...