Don’t Punish Her For Speaking Truth…: Dutch MP Geert Wilders Backs Arrested Influencer With All Eyes On Sharmishtha Poster

After the influencer Sharmishta Panoli used to be arrested by means of Kolkata Police, Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders confirmed give a boost to and shared an ‘All Eyes On Sharmishtha’ Poster at the social media platform X. 

The 22-year-old Indian legislation pupil used to be arrested for allegedly hurting spiritual sentiments thru her social media posts. 

In the submit, the Dutch MP wrote, “Free the brave Sharmishta Panoli!” He added that it’s “a disgrace for the freedom of speech” that she used to be arrested. 

“Don’t punish her for speaking the truth about Pakistan and Muhammad,” Wilders wrote. 

Free the courageous Sharmishta Panoli!

It’s a shame for the liberty of speech that she used to be arrested.

Don’t punish her for talking the reality about Pakistan and Muhammad.

Help her @narendramodi! @AmyMek #Sharmishta#IStandwithSharmishta #ReleaseSharmistha #FreeSharmishta pic.twitter.com/YhGSLhuyr2
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) May 31, 2025

Sharmishta Panoli’s Arrest

Sharmishta Panoli used to be arrested on Saturday in Kolkata for posting movies containing communal remarks throughout Operation Sindoor. 

The Indian Armed Forces’ Operation Sindoor used to be introduced throughout the wee hours of May 7, concentrated on terrorist infrastructure websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). These steps got here after the ugly terror assault in Pahalgam during which 26 people have been killed. 

According to IANS, the FIR filed in opposition to her contains fees below the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for selling enmity on spiritual grounds, intentionally outraging spiritual emotions, and galvanizing a breach of peace. Despite deleting the video and issuing a public apology, Panoli used to be produced in court docket and despatched to 14-day judicial custody.

Political Backlash 

Sharmishta Panoli’s arrest has brought about a political backlash. West Bengal BJP Chief and Union Minister of State, Sukanta Majumdar, referred to as her arrest “vote-bank vendetta.”

In a submit on X, he wrote, “No riots. No unrest. Yet Mamata Banerjee’s police acted overnight — not for justice, but for appeasement.”

“But when TMC leaders insult Sanatan Dharma, call Jai Shri Ram a gaali, mock Maha Kumbh, and push communal poison — there’s no FIR, no arrest, no apology,” he added. 

On the opposite hand, Congress chief and MP Karti P. Chidambaram additionally condemned the arrest and referred to as it a ‘blatant misuse of police powers’. 

(with IANS inputs)