After Censor Board chief Leela Samson, eight more members of Censor Board resigned on Saturday amid a row over controversial film Messenger of God featuring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Ira Bhaskar, Lora Prabhu, Pankaj Sharma, Rajeev Masand, Sekharbabu Kancherla, Shaji Karun, Shubhra Gupta and TG Thyagarajan have sent a joint resignation letter to Minister of State in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry Rajyavardhan Rathore.
"The events that led to the chairperson Ms Leela Samson resigning from her position are merely the proverbial last straw. Since the time that we first occupied seats on the Board, we have been asking for some critical changes, which are imperative if the functioning of the CBFC has to be reformed. However, in spite of sending numerous recommendations and appeals, and having several meetings with the Secretaries and senior officials of the ministry, and even one with an earlier minister, not a single positive step has been taken by the ministry," the letter said.
Earlier, Censor Board chief Leela Samson resigned amidst reports that controversial film Messenger of God featuring Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role has been cleared by Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT).
Samson had triggered a controversy after she levelled allegations of coercion and interference by the ministry and said she had decided to quit the censor board.
Her resignation came in the wake of FCAT clearing Ram Rahim Singh's movie for release even though the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had withheld it.
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