"Play Border before every movie": 10 twitter reactions to Supreme Court order on National Anthem

NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court's order making the playing of national anthem in cinema halls mandatory elicited sharp reactions from the twitterati with senior commentators terming it "pointless". President of Centre for Policy Research Pratap Bhanu Mehta said the apex court "decimated" the rule of law in its quest for "populism". "The Supreme Court's moral, constitutional and political idiocy in the national anthem order is truly breathtaking. More dark times ahead," Mehta said in a tweet. Senior columnist Ashok Malik wrote he finds the order "pointless", adding that the SC should have better things to do. "Forget this 'constitutional nationalism' obsession. Promote civic sense and civic pride. Everything else will fall into place," Malik tweeted. "How will SC enforce its #NationalAnthem order? By ordering a cop in every show, or simply crowd-sourcing it to self-appointed vigilantes?" senior journalist Shekhar Gupta tweeted. Some used humour, which is never in short supply on Twitter, to mock the order. Here are 10 Twitter reactions to SC's ruling:

Year 2020 : Add a national anthem slide at the beginning of your work PowerPoint presentations. - SC

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) November 30, 2016

If you sing the National Anthem three times in front of a mirror, Modiji appears and gives you a 100 rupee note. — Anuya (@anuyeaah) November 30, 2016

SC says National Anthem to play before all movies. This is not enough. It should be sung in malls, hospitals, before Uber ride starts, etc.

— Kautuk Srivastava (@Cowtuk) November 30, 2016

Next Up: All bank ATMs to start playing National Anthem. Jab khade hi ho line main itne ghanṭe se to thode deshbhakt bhi ban jao. — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) November 30, 2016

Modi, Kejriwal & Mamta watching a movie will be a real mess.

Theater owner will be confused which country's #NationalAnthem he should play. — चार लोग (@WoCharLog) November 30, 2016

Why Is Modiji Forcing Supreme Court To Promote National Anthem? What's The Deal Between Modiji & Rabindranath Tagore? #NationalAnthem — Arvind Kejriwal (@TroluKejri) November 30, 2016

There should be a national anthem file attached in all movie torrents: SC

— dorku (@Dorkstar) November 30, 2016

Instead of cinema halls, national anthem should be played at ATMs...marzi ho na ho sabko khada rehna padega ???? — Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) November 30, 2016

Play Border before every movie.

— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) November 30, 2016

"aur Border movie toh khade hoke hi dekhni hai"- Supreme Court added — no (@Sarcusstic) November 30, 2016