Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has advocated for same-sex marriage in his recent Tweet. His statement comes on a day when the Supreme Court is hearing petitions on legalising same-sex marriage in the country. Meanwhile, the Centre has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the batch of petitions saying it is an “urban elitist” concept. Strongly opposing Centre’s remarks, the filmmaker had said,” same-sex marriage is not a concept. It’s a need. It’s a right.”
Vivek Agnihotri says ‘same-sex marriage is a need’
Centre on Monday submitted a fresh application against legalisation of same sex marriage in India and said that the petitioners before the court reflect “elitist views for the purpose of social acceptance”. Now, Vivek Agnihotri has taken to Twitter to bat for same-sex marriage in India.
Sharing his views, he wrote, “NO. Same-sex marriage is not an ‘urban elitist’ concept. It’s a human need. Maybe some sarkari elites drafted it who have never travelled in small towns & villages. Or Mumbai locals. First, same-sex marriage is not a concept. It’s a need. It’s a right. And in a progressive, liberal & inclusive civilisation like Bharat, same-sex marriage should be normal, not a crime (sic).”
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Centre opposes same-sex marriage
The Centre said on Monday that recognising the right of same-sex marriage would mean a virtual judicial rewriting of an entire branch of law.
The court must refrain from passing such omnibus orders. Proper authority for the same is the appropriate legislature. Given the fundamental social origin of these laws, any change in order to be legitimate would have to come from the bottom up and through legislation, a change cannot be compelled by judicial fiat and the best judge of the pace of change is the legislature itself,” stated the application.
“This is the only constitutional approach permissible under the Constitution while recognising any socio-legal relationship as an institution with sanction under the law. The competent legislature is the only constitutional organ that is aware of the above-referred considerations. The petitioners do not represent the view of the entire population of the nation,” it added.
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