<p>CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday supported filmmaker of ‘Udta Punjab’ and condemned Censor Board chairman Pahlaj Nihalani.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He said that he is not surprised over Nihalani’s statement that he is “proud to be Modi Chamcha”. “He has been appointed because he made a short film on Modi. Only bhakts and people with RSS affiliations have been appointed in important positions,” he said while releasing a booklet on Two years of Modi’s rule. He said if this had been be the logic, film like Pather Panchali would not have been released.<br /><br />Maya supports film<br />BSP supremo Mayawati also lent support to the controversial movie and demanded its early release.<br /></p>
<p>CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday supported filmmaker of ‘Udta Punjab’ and condemned Censor Board chairman Pahlaj Nihalani.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He said that he is not surprised over Nihalani’s statement that he is “proud to be Modi Chamcha”. “He has been appointed because he made a short film on Modi. Only bhakts and people with RSS affiliations have been appointed in important positions,” he said while releasing a booklet on Two years of Modi’s rule. He said if this had been be the logic, film like Pather Panchali would not have been released.<br /><br />Maya supports film<br />BSP supremo Mayawati also lent support to the controversial movie and demanded its early release.<br /></p>
