Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday (November 24, 2025) denounced the Chinese immigration authorities for what he described as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘appalling’ treatment of a woman from the State, who was detained for nearly 18 hours at Shanghai Pudong Airport after officials allegedly refused to recognise her Indian passport.
Mr. Khandu said he was "deeply shocked" by the ordeal faced by Pema Wangjom Thongdok, a U.K.-based Indian citizen, and claimed that the conduct of Chinese officials amounted to "humiliation and racial mockery".
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“Subjecting her, despite a valid Indian passport, to such treatment is appalling,” the Chief Minister said in a post on X.
He also asserted, “Arunachal Pradesh is and will always be an integral part of India. Any insinuation otherwise is baseless and offensive."
