Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI chief

Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Press Council of India

New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Press Council of India.

Information and Broadcasting ministry sources said Prasad has been selected by a committee headed by Vice-President Hamid Ansari yesterday and a communication has been received in this regard.

Prasad will succeed justice Markenday Katju as the Chairman of the PCI.

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