C. R. Irani

Cushrow Russi Irani was an Indian journalist and the editor-in-chief of ''The Statesman''. Over an illustrious career, he held a number of posts including Chairman of the Press Trust of India. Irani was known for his criticism and staunch opposition against Indira Gandhi's policy of press censorship during the state of emergency proclaimed in 1975.

The Statesman, of which he was also the Managing Director, was among very few newspapers to defy censors during the Emergency. Mr. Irani was known as a fierce defender of press freedoms for criticizing government censorship rules in the 1970s during the Emergency. He published blank spaces in The Statesman where reports or photos had been barred. Provided by Wikipedia