Section 377 Verdict: Politicians, activists welcome SC judgement

The section 377 verdict has been delivered by the Supreme Court, announcing homosexuality legal in India. It further observed LGBT community also has an equal right like others. There were several pleas filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of Section 377, but now the apex court has finally declared it legal and abolished Section 377.

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has delivered one more historic judgement. He reads the verdict of Section 377, “Sustenance of identity is the pyramid of life.” He further reads, “ Section 377 is irrational, arbitrary and incomprehensible, and LGBT community also enjoys the same right as the other citizen.”

As the Section 377 judgment is declared, and Homosexuality is no more a crime in India, like several other countries around the world. Let’s have a glimpse of Twitter, how people are celebrating the section 377 verdict or reacting.

Renowned Congressman Shashi Tharoor tweeted and wrote that it shames those BJP MPs who vociferously opposed me in Lok Sabha. He was the leader who Introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to decriminalise the homosexuality in India in 2015, but BJP opposed as they were in Majority.

So pleased to learn that the SupremeCourt has ruled against criminalising sexual acts in private. This decision vindicates my stand on Section 377& on exactly the same grounds of privacy, dignity &constitutional freedoms. It shames those BJP MPs who vociferously opposed me in LS.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 6, 2018

Congress Official twitter handle also tweeted, “Haters gonna hate. Hang in there and have hope. #Section377″

Haters gonna hate. Hang in there and have hope. #Section377 pic.twitter.com/WDJn7YHd3X

— Congress (@INCIndia) September 6, 2018

Tahseen Poonawalla also tweeted,  #Section377 is an assault not just on the fundamental rights of our fellow citizens but #Sec377 also makes heterosexuals criminals: coz blow jobs, anal sex , going down on your woman, sex toys are also classified as ‘criminal activities’ against the order of nature!

#Section377 is an assault not just on the fundamental rights of our fellow citizens but #Sec377 also makes heterosexuals criminals: coz blow jobs, anal sex , going down on your woman, sex toys are also classified as 'criminal activities' against the order of nature!

— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) September 6, 2018

Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala Tweeted on Section 377 and called verdict a monument.  “Supreme Court verdict on #Section377 is momentous. An age-old colonial law, that was an anachronism in today’s modern times, ends restoring the fundamental rights & negating discrimination based on sexual orientation. It’s an imp step forward towards a liberal, tolerant society.

Supreme Court verdict on #Section377 is momentous.

An age-old colonial law, that was an anachronism in today’s modern times, ends restoring the fundamental rights & negating discrimination based on sexual orientation. It’s an imp step forward towards a liberal, tolerant society.

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 6, 2018

India’s former Minister for Telecom and Member of Parliament Milind Deora also tweeted on Section 377.

Once again, Supreme Court treads where few politicians have dared. Congratulations & a big thank you to all the activists who stood up to be counted #Section377 pic.twitter.com/ECD9d2YMOp

— Milind Deora (@milinddeora) September 6, 2018

Historian of Indian democracy, biographer of Gandhi, Ramchandra Guha also tweeted, They have undone a disgraceful judgment by one of their own and shamed UPA and NDA Governments who put bigotry above humanity.

Three cheers to the judges of the Supreme Court. They have undone a disgraceful judgment by one of their own and shamed UPA and NDA Governments who put bigotry above humanity. https://t.co/YYcqnFQNqP

— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) September 6, 2018

An activist Harish Iyer also tweeted on Section 377 verdict.  wrote, “We will rise together. We will fight together. We will be together. Our fight for equality doesn’t end with the reading down of section 377. This is the firsts of many firsts. We will win each one of them. And we will be equal. Keep the faith. Hold our hands.”

We will rise together. We will fight together. We will be together. Our fight for equality doesn't end with the reading down of section 377. This is the firsts of many firsts. We will win each one of them. And we will be equal. Keep the faith. Hold our hands.

— harish iyer (@hiyer) September 6, 2018

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