India, March 16 -- Ranjani Srinivasan, an international student from India at Columbia University who fled the United States after her student visa was revoked, expressed fear that even low-level political speech, such as posting on social media, could turn into a "dystopian nightmare."

The Department of State revoked 37-year-old Srinivasan's visa on March 5, citing her alleged involvement in activities supporting Hamas, a designated terrorist organisation.

The department said that it had obtained footage of Srinivasan using the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home App at New York's LaGuardia Airport to self-deport on March 11."I'm fearful that even the most low-level political speech or just doing what we all do - like shout into t...