In 2009, the UPA-II government had the golden opportunity to outlaw the controversial provisions under Section 377, but it had it squandered the opportunity, choosing instead to take a conflicting stand and avoid responsibility.
The apex court on September 6, 2018, had unanimously decriminalised the part of Section 377, which criminalised same-gender sex, saying it violated the rights to equality
Tharoor's assertion that thousands of cases under IPC section 377 at present is wrong and misleading, which can be proved by a casual reading of the answer given by the ministry.