NEW DELHI: It’s called, as the wind blows. Political parties of different hues changed sides with abandon on Section 66 A of the IT Act . Those who stoutly had previously defended the provision also expressed delight at SC’s decision to dump it on Tuesday.When the anti-corruption protests were at their peak and some high-profile arrests had already been made under Section 66 A in August 2012, BJP leader Narendra Modi had turned his display picture black as a mark of protest, and tweeted: “As a common man, I join the protest against crackdown on freedom of speech ! Have changed my DP. 'Sabko Sanmati De Bhagwan.' #GOIBlocks.However, when the NDA came to power last year, there was no shift in the union government’s stance. The Additional Solicitor General continued to argue in favour of Section 66 A.Yet BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav was quick to join in the celebrations after a landmark Supreme Court verdict scrapped Section 66 A on Tuesday. He tweeted, “A UPA inserted draconian Section 66A in IT Act struck down by SC. A welcome decision. Grossly unnecessary section done away with.”“Even in Congress , those who had stoutly defended it years ago seemed to have switched sides. In Dec 2012, then union communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal had defended the law during question hour in Parliament by citing the US and the UK laws that deal with internet governance.On Tuesday, however, he told news agency ANI, “We shouldn't bring politics into it. A law can be misused, and that's when it becomes an issue. The Supreme Court's judgement should be welcomed.”Those looking at changing government stances had a field day on Twitter, with some digging out old tweets by Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha. In November 2012, he had tweeted, “On ABP News on section 66 A, my view; arrests on FB posts regrettable, but we need laws and social media regulation. Evolutionary process.” On Tuesday, he tweeted: “Delighted that #Sec 66A has been scrapped by the Supreme Court; it had an implicit threat of criminal intimidation. Free speech reigns supreme.”As @rameshsrivats posted, “Most politicians: Suggested 66A. Approved of 66A. Defended 66A. Fought for 66A. Now celebrating that it has been struck down.”