"Is (standing up) the only criterion for showing respect to the national anthem? People may not be able to stand up for physical reasons, people may not stand up for intellectual or religious reasons because they may consciously believe that their religious beliefs, consciously held, prevent
them from standing up.”
Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general of India on the recent Supreme Court ruling on standing up when the national anthem is played in cinema halls, The Indian Express, December 2, 2016
"The public in India has now become accustomed to seeing the Supreme Court correcting government action in trifling matters which should......