India, Oct. 11 -- Actor Nayanthara and her husband Vignesh Shiva shared the news of becoming parents to twin babies on social media last weekend to a wide-scale outrage in Tamil Nadu.

The controversy that has erupted demands answers from the couple whether they have followed the new surrogacy laws which came into effect in January this year.

A look at India's surrogacy laws with reference to the controversy

In December 2021, the Parliament of India passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act and The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, which came into effect on 25th January, 2022.

According to these two Acts,

only childless couples

of a certain age bracket,

who have been married for a minimum of five years,

with a medical ...