Indian research scholar Ranjani Srinivasan fled to Canada after her US student visa was unexpectedly revoked, with US authorities labeling her a 'terrorist sympathiser' supporting Hamas without evidence.

Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian student studying at Columbia University in the US, had her visa revoked for participating in a pro-Palestine demonstration. The US Department of Homeland Security states that she supported violence and terrorism,

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said when you advocate for violence and terrorism, that privilege should be revoked, and you should not be in this country.