Lois Sophia gets support from Kamal, Stalin: All you need to know about student arrested for anti-BJP chant

Lois Sophia, who has become a top trend on social media, for calling the BJP government 'fascist' onboard a flight, has been a vocal critic of the government for several years now.

She also received support from actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who said that politicians are the ones who are to be arrested and criticised publically.

If you go to her Twitter profile, you will see that she has been a strong critic of the Tamil Nadu government inaction with regard to the Sterlite protests in Tuticorin. She has also voiced her concerns over the way the Centre has handled with several situations.

Sofia has also raised voice for Dalit rights and women safety. She also supported student activist Valarmathi, who had alleged molestation by a cop in plain clothes, but was branded as a "Naxal-sympathiser" instead.

Her father AA Sami is a retired government officer, as reported by NDTV.

Sofia, a writer and a mathematician from the University of Montreal in Canada, had earlier participated in campaigns against the Sterlite Copper Plant in Tuticorin and the Chennai-Salem eight lane expressway.

DMK Chief MK Stalin slammed the police action against Ms Sofia and demanded her release. Mr Stalin said he too would repeat her slogan and asked: "If you'd put behind bars all those who raise such slogans, how many lakh people would you jail?"