New Delhi, April 23 -- The government on Thursday said a social media post that referred to Indians in derogatory terms in terms of immigration, was "uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste".

"We have seen the comments, as also the subsequent statement issued by the US Embassy in response. The remarks are obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste. They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests," MEA Spokesperon Randhir Jaiswal said.

He was responding to query about social media post that had referred, among other things, to Indians.

Earlier, during weekly media briefing, Jaiswal responded to query on the reports of US President Don...