Former SC judge CK Prasad to succeed Markenday Katju as Press Council Chief

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.