Nihalani had succeeded Leela Samson after Samson quit in protest of an appellate tribunal's overturning of a board decision to refuse certification for MSG: The Messenger. Samson had succeeded Sharmila Tagore.
Following Samson's resignation due to her disapproval of the appellate tribunal's reversal of the board's decision regarding MSG: The Messenger, Nihalani took over. Samson had also succeeded Sharmila Tagore.