Meena Harris, lawyer and niece of US vice president Kamala Harris, has defended her support to protesting farmers in India after her pictures were burnt by activists of the United Hindu Front.

The American author had earlier shared a picture of the farmers' protest against the three new farm laws that has been going on for more than two months now.

Meena Harris has joined several international personalities in criticising the crackdown on the farmers’ movement.

Her tweet came after Rihanna wrote "why aren't we talking about this?!", with a link to a news story about an internet blackout at the protest camps where tens of thousands of farmers have been since November last year.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg also tweeted a story about the blackout. “We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India,” Thunberg said on Tuesday, as she tagged a CNN news report headlined: "India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police."

Meena Harris also has shared a photo of a protest against her over her posts in support of the farmers' agitation.

"I spoke out in support of human rights for Indian farmers, and look at the response," she wrote.

Amid global outrage, the Indian government on Wednesday issued a statement calling the tweets supporting farmers a “sensationalist” attempt by “vested groups” to intervene in India’s internal matters. The government also roped in actors and sportspersons to counter international criticisms with the hashtags "IndiaAgainstPropaganda" and "IndiaTogether".

Tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at Delhi’s border points for over two months, seeking the repeal of agricultural laws passed in September. The protests had largely been peaceful but violence erupted on January 26, when a tractor rally planned to coincide with Republic Day celebrations turned chaotic.