PTI
KOCHI, March 4: Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson has described as a "national shame" Thursday's incident in which US security personnel were allowed to take a sniffer dog to Rajghat prior to President George W Bush's visit to the samadhi.
"Americans have insulted all Indians by this act," Tushar Gandhi said at a Congress conference on Friday night.
Gandhi pointed out that he was more hurt by the "light manner" in which the country reacted to the incident.
"Americans generally do not bother about people's feelings. By allowing the American security to conduct security check, the security liaison officer of India has proven himself guilty," he said.
According to Gandhi, a similar incident occurring at Muhammad Ali Jinnah's tomb in Pakistan would have led to a public outcry.