Prasar Bharati CEO Condemns Deplorable Comments Against Board Member Kajol In Loksatta Editorial

Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar condemned the inappropriate adjectives used by the editor of a popular Marathi daily Loksatta Girish Kuber for a member of the board and popular Hindi film actor Kajol.

‘Actress Kajol is presently on the board of Prasar Bharati. No one knows what the professional contribution of this ‘zara sa jhoom loon main’ half clothed skilful dancer lady is. But it is true that she is a ‘part time’ director of the Prasar Bharati. This is precisely why professional journalists started staying away from this ‘Bharati’.’ roughly read the portion in which he questioned the presence of the Bollywood actress on board.

The Loksatta editor was earlier accused of plagiarism and called out by social media users. His editorial titled ‘Covidoscope’ was accused of translating into Marathi ideas expressed in a blogpost titled ‘A sense of proportion’ by a PhD expert Andrew Lilico.