#Sec66A: Bollywood celebs hail SC's verdict

As soon as the Supreme Court quashed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, Twitter went abuzz with renowned Bollywood celebrities welcoming the verdict and saying it would further the freedom of expression. The court held that Section 66A violated Article 19(1)(a) of the constitution that guaranteed freedom of speech and expression.

Here's what the celebs wrote...

Ayushmann Khurrana ‏@ayushmannk:
"Net freedom establishes the faith not just in our system but also faith in the youth of our country. Well done Shreya Singhal. #Section66A"

Chetan Bhagat @chetan_bhagat:
"Glad to know that I live in a free country. No #Sec66A as SC strikes it down. Super happy.Go on, troll away."

Gul Panag ‏@GulPanag:
"Wohoo. A shot in the arm for Freedom of Expression. Thank you to all those who raised the case, and the Supreme Court for this. #Sec66A"

Gaurav Kapur ‏@gauravkapur:
"This match is going back and forth faster than Sanjay Jha's views on #Sec66A."

Roshan Abbas ‏@roshanabbas:
"A 21 year old girl gets a petition through to protect our freedom of speech! While many of us just stayed silent ! More power to the young!"

Vishal Dadlani ‏@VishalDadlani:
"Congratulations to the Supreme Court, for stopping the impending political misuse of Sec. 66A. Free-speech wins a battle. The war, remains."

Pritish Nandy @PritishNandy:
"Section 66A of the IT Act, the noxious, draconian law has been struck down by the Supreme Court. Restores our faith in democracy. What an achievement! @karunanundy #66A, the black act goes."

Kamaal R Khan-KRK ‏@kamaalrkhan:
"Thanks to Supreme Court to strikes down #Sec66A Main Abb Kisi Ki Bhi Kahkar Le Sakta Hoon."

Raghu Ram ‏@tweetfromRaghu:
"This is great news! Deal with it, Govt! Haha! #FreedomOfSpeech #Celebrate"

Sanjay Gupta @_SanjayGupta:
"Sec66A S C R A P P E D. Now this is good news."

Madhur Bhandarkar @imbhandarkar:
"Landmark judgement by Hon Supreme Court as it strikes down Sec 66A of IT Act. Freedom of thought & expression rightly upheld in a democracy"

Ashoke Pandit @ashokepandit:
"Thank you #SupremeCourt for striking down of #66A of IT act. Hope #CBFC chief realises the change"

Shobhaa De @DeShobhaa:
"Here's to the real heroine of the 66A victory - Shreya Singhal. Let the Roasts begin!"

Punit Malhotra @punitdmalhotra:
"66a gone... Great news! The Supreme Court seems to be the only hope!"

Sorabh Pant ‏@hankypanty:
"Next election: vote for Supreme Court. #Sec66A"

(Disclaimer: All tweets have been taken from Twitter and written as is)