A day of U-turns from Congress leaders who in fact misused section 66A of the IT Act.

Congress leader P Chidambaram today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement holding Section 66A of the IT Act as unconstitutional, saying it was poorly drafted and misused.

"I welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court holding that Section 66A of the IT Act is unconstitutional. "The section was poorly drafted and was vulnerable. It was capable of being misused and, in fact, it was misused," he said.

The former Union Minister, who held the Home and Finance portfolios in UPA government, said there could be a case of misuse of freedom of speech and in such cases ordinary laws should apply and the offender should be dealt with under them.

"If some provisions of the law have to be strengthened, that could be considered. But Section 66A was not the answer," Chidambaram said.

Puducherry businessman Ravi Srinivasan had, in 2012, tweeted about the assets of Karthi Chidambaram, son of former finance Minister P Chidambaram.

Srinivasan was arrested by the Puducherry police from his house after being charged under Section 66-A of the IT Act, based on a complaint filed by Karthi. He was later released on bail.