"Betrayal of India's tradition of welcoming world cinema, assault on freedom of expression": Tharoor slams Centre over IDSFFK censorship

"Betrayal of India's tradition of welcoming world cinema, assault on freedom of expression": Tharoor slams Centre over IDSFFK censorship

In a post on X, he described the move as "an assault on the freedom of expression" and a betrayal of India’s legacy of hosting world cinema and appealed directly to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to intervene and overrule bureaucratic decisions.

Tharoor slams centre over IDSFFK censorship

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday slammed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) for refusing screening exemptions to 31 films selected for the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), set to take place in Thiruvananthapuram.