I feel proud banning FTV: Dasmunsi

FASHIONABLY INDIAN: Dasmunsi says anything that affects society's moral attitude is obscene.

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New Delhi: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi has defended his much-criticised decision to ban foreign fashion channel FTV recently.

The channel was banned on charges of obscenity and “demeaning the dignity” of women.

In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN’s Karan Thapar on Devil’s Advocate, Dasmunsi said Government's decision on the matter was final and binding

“I feel proud of banning FTV for two months. I feel proud as a citizen of this country and I am conscious about the dignity of women. I feel proud,” he said.

Given below are some excerpts from the interview:

Karan Thapar: What do you mean by good taste and decency?

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: Anything that affects the individual taste and moral attitude of the society is to be considered.

Karan Thapar: When does taste become good and bad?

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi: When the committee feels it's good, it's good, when it feels its bad it's bad.

Catch the entire interview with Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi on Sunday night at 20:30 hrs (IST) and Monday evening at 16:30 hrs (IST) on CNN-IBN. The transcript will be available on IBNLive.com