Puthiya Tamilagam President Krishnasamy has questioned the Tamil film industry’s fear of the central government’s new draft Cinematograph Amendment Act when they have nothing to conceal.
In a press release on July 8, Dr. Krishnasamy said,” the recent draft amendment to Cinematograph Act does not curtail freedom of expression as claimed by celebrities in the film industry. The central government can only order re-censorship of films already certified by CBFC, considering the sovereignty and unity of this country.”
He questioned why the Tamil film industry is afraid of the new proposed amendment and claimed that films involving controversies on caste, religion, or sexual violence can only be regulated by the law of re-censorship.
He asserted that a law allowing the central government to re-censor a movie is necessary today and that filmmakers should not be afraid of re-censorship if there is no fault in their screenplay.
(with inputs from Dinamalar)
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