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India's film censor board chief Leela Samson quit her post on Friday after a government tribunal reversed the board's decision to prevent the release of a film about a Sikh religious leader for portraying him as a god, which they fear could offend other Sikhs. Here are excerpts from Samson's comments to Reuters.
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