Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 15 -- Reacting to the deporting of Indian nationals from the U.S.,former diplomat and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, saying diplomacy does not mean saying everything in public.

"Diplomacy doesn't mean to say everything in public. We can say things otherwise also. You do not know if the deporting of Indians issue was raised in any other manner. We will have to wait for the statement from the Ministry of External Affairs. Whatever has happened will be known to us through proper channels," said the former diplomat after media persons pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not say anything when the Indian nationals were deported from the US.

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