Pune/ New Delhi
Cracking down the whip, the Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI) refused to grant scholarship to students who protested against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the institute.
According to documents obtained by The Indian Express, under the Right to Information Act,from various FTII departments revealed that the nomination of eight students,who have disciplinary matters pending against them, came under scanner. O f these, names of four students cropped upon charges of gheraoing the then FTII Director Prashant Prashant Pathrabhe in August 2015 in a bid to protest against appointment of actor-turned-politician Chauhan as institute chairman by Information and Broadcast Ministry.
The Indian Express report pointed out that FTII Director Bhupendra Kaithola had directed the heads and deans to route all files pertaining to scholarships.
