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FTII alumni join hands to resolve row over chairman
Thiruvananthapuram, June 17
As the stir over
the appointment of actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of
the FTII refuses to die down with students going on indefinite strike to
protest it, former institute students have joined together to resolve
the issue.
Award winning cinematographer and former student of
the Film and Television Institute of India Santosh Sivan, who is also a
member of governing council, said that alumni will do their best to
bring an end to the stalemate.
“The former students from across
the country have joined together and will do their best to bring an end
to the stalemate. A group of the alumni will reach the FTII tomorrow
and hold talks with the students,†Sivan told IANS from Mumbai.
Sivan had served on the governing council in the past too when actor Vinod Khanna headed the governing body.
“All what we wish and want is everything should end well and we will do everything what we can in this," he added.
According
to reports from the FTII, the students went on an indefinite strike
from Friday, saying that Chauhan's appointment is politically motivated.
A
report also said that the “students council sought immediate
appointment of another chairman who is 'qualified with a significant
body of work to do justice to the institute'.â€
Sivan noted that they are rooting for a positive outcome.
"Things
should be sorted out as this institute is hugely reputed one across the
world. In the best interest of all, we wish and hope normalcy will and
should return at the earliest," he added.