Indian's killing: Naidu wants 'strongest action' from US

February 26, 2017 14:48

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today condemned the killing of an Indian engineer in Kansas, saying the US government should respond to such incidents and take the "strongest action".

"USA should respond to this incident. American President and people of America, they should come out openly to condemn such actions...and then take strongest action. Also send a message that it is not acceptable," Naidu told reporters in Hyderabad.

"These kind of incidents involving racial discrimination are shameful. They will dent the image of USA. So the US President, administration and civil societies should

unequivocally respond and condemn such incidents. I as a central minister condemn such incidents," he said.

According to reports, the shooter who has been arrested, yelled "get out of my country" before opening fire on 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla and his Indian colleague Alok Madasani on Wednesday night. Srinivas was killed while his friend was injured. A third person, an American man identified as Ian Grillot, 24, who tried to intervene also received injuries in the firing in Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe in Kansas City in the US state of Missouri.

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