New Delhi, April 3 -- Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed exchanges between CPI-M member John Brittas and MoS Tourism Suresh Gopi.

Suresh Gopi said there was no pressure on makers of L2 Empuraan makers and it was the decision of the director, producers and actor to remove 17 portions from the film amid the ongoing controversy.

"There was no censor pressure on the producers of Empuraan. I was the first person to call the producers and ask them to delete my name from the credit...the beginning of the film. This is the truth. I am ready to take any punishment if it is false," Suresh Gopi said.

"It was the decision of the producers and the lead actor of the film, with permission from the director of the film, to remove 17 portions from the f...