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RIP Section 377: Indian Celebrities tweet after historical verdict by the Supreme Court

Published on: September 6, 2018 6:09 PM

So finally, the love has managed to win over all the hatred and the colonial-era ban on gay sex is back to coffin. The Indian Supreme Court has decided to end the law which is known as ‘Section 377.’

Rainbow of joy covered all the India and many big names tweeted to praise the decision taken by Supreme Court. The 18-year legal battle was ended with love being victorious over ‘Section 377’ which prohibits ‘Carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal.’

Karan Johar was the first one to tweet.

https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/1037587979265564672

Sonam Kapoor shared the most beautiful message “One day there won’t be any labels and we will all live in Utopia.”

Crying tears of joy for the lgbtqi community. One day there won’t be any labels and we will all live in utopia. pic.twitter.com/veQe1S92FD

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) September 6, 2018

Nimrat Kaur who is catching fire these day because of here affair with Indian team coach Ravi Shastri also shared a very important message “equal love, equal lives.”

Aamir Khan also praised the decision taken by Supreme Court by tweeting in favor of their decision.

https://twitter.com/aamir_khan/status/1037616051025076224

The veteran actor who Manoj Bajpayee who also acted in gay drama film Aligarh was also full of joy as he tweeted

Congratulations to the LGBTQ COMMUNITY and fellow citizens.its a victory for all of us. Thank you honorary Supreme Court for instilling our faith in our judiciary and democracy.professor Siras must be a happy man up there.@Apurvasrani @satyarainagpaul @mehtahansal @RajkummarRao

— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) September 6, 2018

Many big names including Farhan Akhtar, Rajkumar Rao and Arjun Kapoor also tweeted in favor of the decision as India achieves a big landmark.

Historic verdict by Supreme Court today. #377

— Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) September 6, 2018

Sanity prevails for once we can believe we have some sensible decision makers and lawmaker s available to this generation. #Section377 gone with the wind.

— arjunk26 (@arjunk26) September 6, 2018

My heartfelt wishes to the #LGBT community who have Faught and Won this Battle. A Big Win for Love! A big thumbs up to Humanity & Freedom! Congratulations India #Section377 Gone! #Pride #LoveWins ♥️😇

— Neha Kakkar (@iAmNehaKakkar) September 6, 2018

Bye bye 377. Thank you #SupremeCourt #abouttime #nomorediscrimination #loveislove @MardOfficial

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 6, 2018

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Karan Johar, Sonam Kapoor

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