"The attitude of the censor board just underlines the relevance of the documentary in which Sen highlights the growing intolerance in India. Such scrutiny of any criticism of the government in a democratic country is shocking. There is no way I would agree to beep or mute or change anything that one of the greatest minds of our times has said in the documentary," Ghosh told The Telegraph. Among those at Nandan for the screening was Harvard history professor Sugata Bose, who features prominently in the documentary. Informed by The Telegraph about The Argumentative Indian running into censor trouble, he said: "It is a preposterous and unacceptable assault on the freedom of expression.

Source: The Telegraph July 11, 2017 21:11 UTC