India, April 23 -- The ministry of external affairs on Thursday responded to US President Donald Trump's repost of comments from a right-wing commentator who called India a "hellhole", saying that the remarks were "uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste".The ministry said that the remarks don't reflect "the reality of the India-US relationship."

"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," the MEA statement read.

The statement comes after Trump on Thursday posted a transcr...