Condemning the allegations made by Tamil Nadu's Advocate General in
connection with the certification of Kamal Haasan's film Vishwaroopam,
the Central Board of Film Certification today demanded an apology from him.
In a statement issued here, CBFC, Mumbai, under the Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting, has issued a press statement saying that every action taken/
procedure followed by it for Vishwaroopam or any other film has been done
in accordance with the Act and Rules framed by the Parliament.
CBFC has asked Tamil Nadu Advocate General Navaneetha Krishnan and advocate
Sankarasubu to issue an apology for the statements made by them in this regard.
"The CBFC has been functioning since 1951 and there are judicial precedents
upholding the legality of the certification process," the statement said.
In view of the above, the statement of Advocate General Navaneetha Krishnan
calling the certification process a 'scam' is baseless, it said.
The statement of Advocate Sankarasubu calling the Board members 'purchasable
commodities' is utterly reprehensible and grossly defamatory, it said.
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