'Bye-Bye Section377': Bollywood hails SC's historical judgement
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The Supreme Court, on Thursday, passed the historic judgement of decriminalizing Section 377. The judgment was passed by SC's five-judge Constitutional bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra. SC's decision of reading down the British-era law was hailed by everyone. Notably, Bollywood celebrities also touted it as the 'victory of love'. Here's a look at celebrity reactions over the verdict.
Celebrity reaction
Karan Johar said India got its oxygen back
Alia Bhatt tweeted, "Love is love Such a momentous day in the history of our country!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!! #Section377 #PrideIndia" Karan Johar lauded the verdict and wrote, "Historical judgment!!!! So proud today! Decriminalising homosexuality and abolishing #Section377 is a huge thumbs up for humanity and equal rights! The country gets its oxygen back!"
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Soha Alia Khan on Section 377 verdict
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Huma Qureshi, Farhan Akhtar on the verdict
Huma Qureshi wrote tweeted, "This is Historic .. All hail the decision by our judiciary #Sec377Verdict Now need our attitudes to change". Farhan Akhtar wrote, "Bye bye 377. Thank you #SupremeCourt #abouttime #nomorediscrimination #loveislove @MardOfficial", Rajkummar Rao also called it a historic verdict and tweeted, "Historic verdict by Supreme Court today. #377".
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Aamir Khan calls it a historic day
We thank the Supreme Court for its decision to strike down article 377. It is a historic day for people who believe in equal rights for all. The judiciary has done it’s duty, and now we must do ours. https://t.co/zzxc4kfNxS
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) September 6, 2018
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Nimrat, Preity are happy to hear the verdict
Separately, actress Nimrat Kaur called her a proud Indian and wrote, "RIP #Section377. Happy birthday 2018 !! Equal love. Equal lives. Proud Indian today. " Preity Zinta tweeted, "If you have a heart you should be free to love who you want. So Happy to hear that the Supreme Court of India has abolished Section 377 decriminalising Homosexuality."
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Designer Manish Malhotra says, 'Love is equality'
- Love Conquers All#section377 #love #equality #pride #india pic.twitter.com/64hdtJBJg0
— Manish Malhotra (@ManishMalhotra) September 6, 2018