In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court of India has decriminalised homosexuality and abolished section 377. With the people of the country rejoicing and celebrating the repeal of the colonial era law, brands too joined the bandwagon and coloured themselves in rainbow colours online.
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BestMediaInfo.com looks at some of the select content that brands have posted online celebrating the apex court’s decision.
Zomato
Zomato has come up with a quirky message, yet an important one in its latest tweet.
#Section377#LoveIsLove❤️???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/BIVAGHsNoI
— Zomato India (@ZomatoIN) September 6, 2018
Indigo
Indigo got it straight and didn’t miss any occasion for marketing.
Free love is always 6E! Every cloud has it’s rainbow #loveislovepic.twitter.com/IbWo6k5Cqq
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) September 6, 2018
Swiggy
Indians have always welcomed good news with sweets. And Swiggy followed this tradition along with a reminder on how far the country has come in this fight.
India just witnessed a sweet victory for love! #Section377 ????️???? pic.twitter.com/34UoGxV9A7
— Swiggy (@swiggy_in) September 6, 2018
Ceat Tyres
Ceat Tyres talked about the prevalent gender binaries in the society and how it is time that we opened ourselves to change.
It was about time they squared the circle. #Section377 #377Verdict #RideWithPride pic.twitter.com/2PKCZSv89B
— CEAT TYRES (@CEATtyres) September 6, 2018
Flipkart
Flipkart celebrated the victory in a light way by punning on the word, ‘order 377’ and ‘cancellation.’
Here's to celebrating the cancelled order that has delivered dignity, equality, individualism and freedom. #Section377#LoveIsLove#NayeIndiaKeSaathpic.twitter.com/6XqX0V7NlZ
— Flipkart (@Flipkart) September 6, 2018
Colors TV
The Hindi general entertainment channel used its new tagline #chunoapnerang and changed the colour of its logo.
This one's for #PrideIndia! #LoveWins #Section377 #LoveIsLove #ChunoApneRang pic.twitter.com/73UthAQQn7
— COLORS (@ColorsTV) September 6, 2018
Star TV Network
The largest TV network of India called it #NayiSoch while turning its logo rainbow.
Towards an inclusive world! #NayiSoch #Imaginemore pic.twitter.com/568iuTQOvr
— Star TV Network (@starindia) September 6, 2018
MTV India
India's leading youth television channel celebrated the occasion with a GIF content.
#LoveIsLove! ❤ #377Verdict pic.twitter.com/8Tb2YdbdOz
— MTV India (@MTVIndia) September 6, 2018
Frooti Fizz
The brand celebrated love in the support of gay rights victory with a GIF content.
Today, we celebrate the freedom to love. #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/jyWLrwNpDp
— Frooti Fizz (@FrootiFizz) September 6, 2018
Ishq 104.8 FM
The FM station called love as the only law in its digital ad.
Love is the only law #section377 #IshqAzaadHai #RightToLove pic.twitter.com/BimNAGNs1n
— Ishq (@IshqFM) September 6, 2018
Mad Over Donuts
Mad Over Donuts, in its posts, spoke about love with no boundaries and shape.
Celebrating "RainbowLove"! ????????#LoveAtFirstBite#MadOverDonuts#LoveIsLove#Sec377#Section377#LGBT#Pridepic.twitter.com/AOAwwx4J8f
— Mad Over Donuts (@MadOverDonuts) September 6, 2018
Nippon Paint
Nippon Paint celebrated the iconic day with a colourful and inclusive message.
Here's our way of showing support!#BlobbyBlurbs#Section377pic.twitter.com/zZWt9RHv27
— Nippon Paint India (@NipponIndia) September 6, 2018
Caratlane
Caratlane showered love and support with a bright post and put emphasis on the message – love is stronger than diamonds.
Bright future ahead ❤????????????????
#Section377Verdict#Section377#PrideIndiapic.twitter.com/scCWA94TE9— CaratLane (@CaratLane) September 6, 2018
Bira Beer
Bira’s mascot monkey has also come out in support of the pride movement.
MakePlay, MakeLove! ????????#Section377#Colours#Pridepic.twitter.com/J6PiFQtCqE
— Bira 91 (@bira91) September 6, 2018
Well, this one comes as no surprise. Google has always been at the forefront of commemorating historic events with a doodle and this time too, Google has incorporated the LGBTQ flag on its home page.
Uber
Uber has changed the map routes to pride colors.
Society Tea
Society tea shares its support in a simple and chic post.
Many brands have also changed their logo colour to rainbow to support and celebrate the victory.