Actor Pallavi Joshi resigns as FTII member supporting agitating students
The students are demanding removal of mini screen actor Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the institute.
Joshi said her decision was based on a "principled stand".
She said she has written to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry saying she does not wish to be part of the FTII faculty .
"I have resigned from the FTII society because of this cloud of negativity. What is the point of being in the society if the students are disgruntled.If this is how it will be then we will just have compromised filmmakers and cinematographers and I refuse to be a part of this," she said.
The national award winner actor was recently nominated to the FTII Society by the Centre.
The students' agitation, going for 25 days, has received the support of many leading cinema personalities.
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