While the whole country is lauding the apex court orders to strike down the entire contents of Article 66A of Information and technology Act, universal star Kamal Haasan isn’t far behind to welcome the Supreme Court’s order. Of course we know that, the star always welcomed criticism and took it positively and hence he had no qualms on social media abuse.
Tuesday, 24th March was the day when Supreme Court of India took the decision to safeguard the right to expression and liberty of thought by removing the much debated and controversial section of IT Act. The apex court found the section entirely vague taking on the basic freedom of expression against the democracy and our constitutional values.
According to Section 66(A) of IT Act, the authorities had the power to jail people for offensive online posts. Making use of this section, many critics also came under scanner and many were arrested for voicing their opinion or expressing discontent on social media like Facebook and Twitter. The arrests under this section spread terror among netizens who had to refrain from posting even the slightest of discontent on Netas and biggies.
