‘Not mandatory to stand up during national anthem’, says SC, Twitter divided

Supreme Court, in its latest ruling, states it is not mandatory to stand up during the national anthem in cinema halls, Twitter reacts.

By: News Desk |
October 24, 2017 4:39 pm

The Supreme Court’s latest order, which rules that it isn’t mandatory to stand up during the national anthem while it’s being played in cinema halls, has led to a debate on Twitter. In November last year, the SC ruled that all cinema halls must play national anthem before the movie starts and also that people “are duty-bound to show respect to the national anthem which is the symbol of the constitutional patriotism.”

With the latest decision of the Supreme Court, the Twitter is divided in opinion and on one hand people are defending court’s decision and on the other, some of them are furious because doing otherwise would be ‘anti-national’. Apparently, making it a choice to stand up during the national anthem amounts to disrespect. Then there are others who think ‘it is best to abolish the decision of playing the national anthem in cinemas, in first place.”

Real Indians never sit because there might be national anthem playing somewhere at any time in India. #NationalAnthem #TruePatriots

— Nivetha Raamamoorthi (@nivetharaam) October 24, 2017

The next good thing they could do is to bann Mukesh ad and replace it with kamlesh from Bhopal. #nationalanthem #SupremeCourt

— Vinay (@thevinaychandan) October 24, 2017

#NationalAnthem at beginning of every film? we love our nation but this is like faking it all time, like North #Korea #Nazi Germany

— Gaurav Singh (@gauravencoded) October 24, 2017

Practice of Playing #NationalAnthem in Theater/Cinema should be stopped. watching movie is not d proudest moment 2 begin wid #JanGanMan

— SHYAM JHA (@jhashyam) October 24, 2017

#AnthemFirstNoCompromise
What if u r told that u don’t need to touch the feet of ur parents to show ur reverence n respect? #NationalAnthem

— indian (@gautm_buddha) October 24, 2017

#NationalAnthem

Need not stand up for National Anthem !

But DO stand up when the Judge enters the Court room, mind u !!!

— Rajiv Aundhe (@RajivRajivpers) October 24, 2017

Cant force to standup in Cinema, we all have respect & proud to #NationalAnthem Nobody can measure Loyalty for Motherland by standing or not

— Atul Kumar (@i_atulkumar) October 24, 2017

#Pulse Why has the Government/Supreme Court/ Country become so insecure about its people. Why test the people unnecessarily? #NationalAnthem

— NostradamusSezشاہد (@nostradamuspeak) October 24, 2017

#NationalAnthem: I go to a cinema hall for undiluted entertainment..with popcorn & natchos and definitely not a lesson on patriotism!!

— ARCHANADALMIA (@ArchanaDalmia) October 24, 2017