India, June 1 -- The arrest of Instagram influencer Sharmishta Panoli on Friday over her alleged communal remarks linked to Operation Sindoor has drawn criticism from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and other parties within the ruling National Democratic Alliance, with several political leaders coming out in her support.

Panoli was arrested by Kolkata Police on Friday from Gurugram in Haryana for allegedly making communal remarks in a video related to India's Operation Sindoor. She was later remanded to judicial custody until 13 June, her lawyer said on Saturday.

Criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over Panoli's arrest, the state assembly's Leader of Opposition Suvendhu Adhikhari allege...