Tamil actor Vishal alleges corruption in CBFC's Mumbai office, I&B orders inquiry

Updated: Sep 29 2023 4:54PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday ordered an immediate inquiry into Tamil actor Vishal’s allegations that he had to pay Rs 6.5 lakh to the CBFC’s Mumbai office for the screening and certification of the Hindi version of his film “Mark Antony”.

Vishal levelled the allegations of corruption against the Mumbai office of CBFC in a post on microblogging site X on Thursday.

In a post on Friday, the ministry said the government had zero tolerance for corruption.

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