Gambhir questioned those who not in favour of standing up for the national anthem in theatres through his tweet.
Gautam Gambhir is someone who is never afraid to speak his mind. On Friday, he reacted on the hotly debated topic of standing up for the national anthem in cinema halls.
Gambhir, in a Tweet, questioned those who are not in favour of standing up for the national anthem in theatres.
He wrote, "Standin n waitin outsid a club:20 mins.Standin n waitin outsid favourite restaurant 30 mins.Standin for national anthem: 52 secs. Tough? (sic)"
The Supreme Court in November 2016 had directed the cinema halls across the country to play national anthem before the screening of a film, in a bid to instill "feeling of patriotism and nationalism". The order also said people should stand up "to show respect to the national anthem."
The order though invited criticism as quite a few debated if patriotism should be forced. Opposition for the move intensified when instance of violence against people, who refused to stand up for national anthem in cinema halls surfaced.
The Supreme Court, on October 23 asked the Centre if it should amend the law that makes it mandatory to play national anthem at cinema halls.
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud observed and spoke against the court's earlier order, by saying not standing up for national anthem does not make one unpatriotic.
"Why doesn't the Centre amend the law. Why should the burden be thrown on the judiciary. Tomorrow you will say ban people from wearing T-shirts and shorts to the cinema hall because it's an insult to national anthem. Where do you draw a line? Where does this moral policing stop?" Justice Chandrachud said.
He added: "People go to cinema halls for undiluted entertainment. Why should we make choices for them? Why should we assume that if someone doesn't stand up for anthem in the cinema hall, he is not patriotic?"
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