{"id":273304,"date":"2016-12-01T07:36:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T07:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=273304"},"modified":"2016-12-01T07:36:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T07:36:53","slug":"india-cinemas-ordered-to-play-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/india-cinemas-ordered-to-play-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"India cinemas ordered to play national anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"
India’s supreme court has ruled that the national anthem must be played in every cinema before a film is screened.<\/p>\n
Judges said the order should be enforced within 10 days and audiences must stand when the anthem is played.<\/p>\n
In the 1960s and 1970s, cinemas regularly played the anthem but the practice declined. Opinion on the court move is divided on social media.<\/p>\n
There is no uniform law in India regarding the anthem and the 29 states have had their own laws on the issue.<\/p>\n
According to the new ruling, the anthem must be played in all cinemas, accompanied by an image of the Indian flag.<\/p>\n
“The people should stop following individual notions of freedom and have a sense of committed patriotism,” Indian media reports quoted judges as saying.<\/p>\n
The hashtag #NationalAnthem was one of the top trends on Twitter India on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n