▁reflect ▁the ▁eth os ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁its ▁vot er ▁base ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁Mang ala ▁Sam ara we era ▁is ▁an ▁open ly ▁gay ▁politician ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁External ▁Affairs ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁UN P . ▁ ▁Left - wing ▁ ▁IN C ▁( Ind ia ) ▁ ▁The ▁IN C ▁had ▁voc ally ▁opposed ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁Section ▁ 3 7 7 ▁whilst ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 s . ▁ ▁UP FA ▁( S ri ▁L anka ) ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁had ▁used ▁pre jud iced ▁sl urs ▁in ▁parliament ▁against ▁the ▁UN P ▁whilst ▁open ly ▁gay ▁Mang ala ▁Sam ara we era ▁was ▁speaking . ▁ ▁Minor ▁parties ▁ ▁The ▁Buddh ist ▁movement ▁( known ▁in ▁India ▁as ▁the ▁Am bed kar ▁Mov ement ) ▁has ▁formally ▁supported ▁the ▁re formation ▁of ▁colonial ▁laws ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁human istic ▁approach ▁to ▁govern ance . ▁The ▁B J P ▁has ▁formally ▁voices ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁colonial ▁law , ▁but ▁their ▁T amil ▁office ▁has ▁members ▁who ▁attended ▁various ▁pro - L GB T ▁events ▁in ▁Chen na i , ▁whereas ▁the ▁IN C ▁has ▁said ▁it ▁wants ▁to ▁dec riminal ize ▁hom osex ual ▁sex . ▁ ▁Though ▁these ▁political ▁parties ▁have ▁minor ▁presence ▁in ▁T amil ▁political ▁culture , ▁support ▁for ▁re formation ▁also ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of