The fourth round of talks between the agitating FTII students and I&B Ministry to resolve the standoff over appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the institute failed to break the logjam though both the sides agreed to take the dialogue to the ministerial level. The students will now be meeting Minister of State for I &B RS Rathore next week. A statement issued after the talks said a meeting will now be convened between FTII representatives and Rathore in the near future.
“We discussed with officials at length our core issues such as dissolution of the governing council and removal of Chauhan as chairman of the FTII Society (larger body comprising governing and academic councils) and next time when we meet with the MoS, we would discuss these contentious appointments,” students’ spokesperson Vikas Urs said.