Mumbai: Reiterating his opposition to Conditional Access System (CAS), Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has clarified he had asked Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, new system should be implemented in the metropolis only after it achieves success in Delhi.

Thackeray, in a statement issued on June 13, hours after prolonged parleys with Prasad, said "implement CAS first in the national capital. If it is successful there, then we will see about carrying out in Mumbai".

The Sena chief clarified, his talks with Prasad for nearly two-and half hours, remained "inconclusive" and expressed surprise over media reports that his party had softened its stance on the issue.

Prasad, while briefing reporters after his discussions with Thackeray, had said he had got "blessings" from the Sena chief and had assured the latter that his genuine concerns' about protecting consumers and cable operators will be addressed by the Centre.

Thackeray's statement clarified that he had told the Minister that Sena would not accept CAS just because the government has taken a decision about it.

"We will consider agreeing to your set-top boxes only if interests of consumers and cable operators are protected", the Sena chief added.

PTI