Muslim family forced to leave theatre for not standing during national anthem though it is not a crime

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A video purportedly showing a Muslim family forced to leave cinema hall after they refused to stand up during National Anthem is going viral on social media. In the video clip, people can be seen arguing with the family. 

The crowd accuse the Muslim family of making excuses for not standing up when the national anthem was playing. The clip shows the family, surrounded by the group of people, trying to defend itself. In the end, the family walks out and the audience claps in approval.



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   Video clip also showed audience creating ruckus, while a few people questioning the family as to why they could not stand for the national anthem when they can sit for four hours to watch the movie. However, after some time the family was forced to leave the cinema hall and the audience celebrated with a round of applause.
    The officials of theatre later said that the audience was particularly outraged because before the movie started a short documentary on 26/11 was played where the audience was asked to stand up for two minutes while the national anthem was playing. 
    However, the family of three women, a man and a child remained seated as the short film played along with the national anthem in the background which was dedicated to the 26/11 heroes. The documentary featured around a hundred people who participated in the 26/11 rescue operations along with  NSG commandos, martyrs' families, firemen and staff of Cama Hospital, Mumbai Mirror reported.

Is it legal to stand during National Anthem ?

 To all the people in that movie hall,
“Sitting during National Anthem is not a Crime”. Our Government Website clearly states so:“Whenever the Anthem is sung or played, the audience shall stand to attention. However, when in the course of a newsreel or documentary the Anthem is played as a part of the film, it is not expected of the audience to stand as standing is bound to interrupt the exhibition of the film and would create disorder and confusion rather than add to the dignity of the Anthem“.

 According to a Court Ruling, not standing in the attention position during the national anthem is not prima facie a crime.
     “It is the moral duty of a person to stand in the attention position when the national anthem is played. But if they do not do so, then, prima facie, it is not a crime under the 1971 Act. Under the 2002 National Flag Code, no mention of any crime is stated if a person is not standing at attention.”
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Taking the law into our hand is something which everyone loves to do. No one cares about the collateral damage – loss of shame and innocence.

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