File photo of Censor Board Chief Leela Samson.
The government has accepted the resignation of Leela Samson from the post of chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), a senior official tonight said.
"The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has accepted Samson's resignation," the ministry official told the Press Trust of India.
Ms Samson had yesterday triggered a controversy after she levelled allegations of coercion and interference by the ministry and said she had decided to quit the censor board.
Her resignation came in the wake of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) clearing Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's movie "Messenger of God" for release even though the CBFC had withheld it.
The ministry refuted Ms Samson's charges and said that it has always maintained a distance from the entire process of film certification.
About FCAT's nod to the film, Ms Samson had said, "I hear so. Nothing in writing yet. It is a mockery of CBFC. My resignation is final. Have informed (I&B) secretary."