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January 19, 2015

India: Hindutva types make it to The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) under the Modi govt

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) website has not been updated yet and is still reporting the presence of many of old members who have resigned in protest
http://cbfcindia.gov.in/html/uniquepage.aspx?unique_page_id=25

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From: [gs]

and now the CBFC is packed with the hindutvavadis...

see the roll call:

chairperson: Film-maker Pahlaj Nihalani who produced the 'Har Ghar Modi' video for Narendra Modi before the recent Lok Sabha polls,
Members:
Ashoke Pandit of Panun Kashmir fame,
Chandra Prakash Dwivedi who made the tele serial Chanakya,
scriptwriter Mihir Bhuta who tweets as @iamhindu,
Bengali actor and unsuccessful BJP candidate from Howrah in the last general election George Baker,
RSS supporter Ramesh Patange
and Syed Abdullah Bari - no idea who this worthy is...

after the ICHR, isn't this the next body to be packed like this...

o o o

see: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/filmmaker-pahlaj-nihalani-appointed-new-censor-board-chief-650989


http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cbfc-controversy-bollywood-voices-support-for-leela-samson-2053148