Rumours of Prasoon Joshis ouster baseless

21 May 2018

Rumours doing the rounds in the parliamentary corridors of Prasoon Joshis exit as the chairperson of the Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) are described by informed sources as baseless and malicious.In the seven months that Prasoon Joshi has served as the chairperson of the CBFC, he has endeared himself to not just his colleagues but also the Prime Minister himself. Proof of Prasoon popularity in the PMs perception? Prasoon coordinated PM Modis interactive session in London in April and regaled not just the British Asians with his flair for rhetoric and poetry but also impressed the PM himself. Says an informed source from the BJP, Prasoons appointment as the CBFC chairperson was a direct appointment from the PMs office. It wasnt the former I & B minister Smriti Irani who invited Prasoon to take over the CBFC from Pahlaj Nihalani.Prasoon was the PMs choice. After the appointment Prasoons handling of the censor-related issues specially Padmaavat and then the display of his coordinating skills at the PMs interactive session in London have further strengthened Prasoons position in the PMs office. Sources in the know say the new I & B Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has been advised to work in close contact with Prasoon Joshi to solve the problems which plague the entertainment industry. First on the agenda is a completely paperwork-free censoring of films. The issue of monitoring the muck on the digital platform also needs to be tackled, says the source. Also Read: No conflict of interest over Vishwaroopam 2 for Prasoon Joshi