New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- India on Friday rejected senior US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal s criticism of the revision of the country's electoral rolls as unwarranted and tantamount to interfering in the "electoral practices of a fellow democracy".

Jayapal, an Indian-origin lawmaker from the Democratic Party who has been a vocal critic of the Indian government, said on social media on Thursday that she was concerned about actions that appeared aimed at purging 130 million people from voting rolls.

When external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about the matter at a regular media briefing, he replied: "We find the remarks of the Congresswoman unwarranted and uninformed and tantamount to interfering in the electoral pra...