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PUNE: Film and Television Institute of India students’ protest continued for the third day on Sunday against the appointment of TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as the new chairman of its governing council.
After Friday’s flash strike boycotting classes, students gathered on the campus today also to gather support for their agitation. They also raised slogans and displayed placards condemning Chauhan’s appointment.
FTII students’ association president Harishankar Nachiputhu urged the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to reconsider the appointment of Chauhan and also relook at the process of constituting FTII society and its members.”
The students’ association, in a statement, also claimed that Chauhan lacked academic, administrative and artistic credentials in the field of film education.