Indian Govt Wants Disabled To “Pay Attention” For National Anthem In Theaters. Here’s How Twitter Reacted

The Supreme Court made playing national anthem mandatory in all the cinema halls before screening the film. Almost everyone was questioning the need of forcing patriotism on people. When the Supreme Court made it compulsory, many physically challenged persons had pointed out the problem with the norm for them.

The Supreme Court later clarified that the differently-abled didn’t have to stand for the national anthem in theaters. But the latest guidelines from the home ministry follow the Supreme Court’s modified order that exempted physically challenged people from standing during the national anthem.

The protocol says while a person who is on a crutch should become stable (non-mobile) to the “extent of maximum alertness” those with hearing disability “if capable to stand, shall stand with attentiveness.”

The guideline says: “There must be an appropriate indication on the screen that the national anthem is being played or sung as the persons with hearing disability is likely to miss the auditory cues. Suitable instructions may be given in the form of captioning as well as in sign language on the screen so that the persons with hearing impairment are well informed that the national anthem is being played.”

The guideline also calls for generating public awareness “so as to avoid any unwarranted incident against persons with intellectual disabilities as some of the persons with intellectual disabilities may not exhibit physical disabilities.”

On Twitter, there were people who criticized the new guidelines. Here are some of the reactions.

The national anthem is already played before movies in some states, and there are some instances where people have beaten up for not standing up for the anthem.

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