India warned plan to deport Rohingya refugees will only inflame persecution

Move to expel illegal immigrants will exacerbate religious tensions and prove 'legally, procedurally and practically impossible' to enforce, claim activists

A plan by the Indian government to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees will increase harassment of the persecuted Muslim minority while proving impossible to implement, activists have warned.

Earlier this month, India's ministry of home affairs sent a letter to each of the country's state governments asking them to identify and deport all illegal immigrants, including Rohingya refugees.