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SC verdict affirms gender justice: Chidambaram

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 22 2017 | 5:57 PM IST

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on 'triple talaq', saying the majority judgement is a resounding affirmation of gender justice and of equality of spouses.

Reacting to the apex court judgement, the former Union Minister, himself a senior lawyer, said in a tweet: "Triple talaq was a distortion of original Quranic legal principles. Good it has been declared unconstitutional."

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First Published: Aug 22 2017 | 5:50 PM IST

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