As the strike by FTII students entered the second month, the chorus against <g data-gr-id="29">appointment</g> of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman grew louder on Sunday with filmmakers Kundan Shah and Aziz Mirza saying he should step down.
With the students of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India(FTTI) unrelenting in their demand for revoking the appointment of Chauhan, a BJP member and TV actor, Congress demanded a clarification from Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on the chairman's credentials to hold the post.
Shah, an FTII alumni Shah, who is known for making the cult classic "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro", said appointing Chauhan as the chairman is an "absurd" decision.
"Isn't the whole issue shameful? It's a shameful decision by the ministry. Who knows this man (Chauhan)? Just see his body of work? By appointing such a person, what is the government trying to do? He's completely unwilling to step down despite so much of chaos. It's very sad. What country we are living in?" Shah told a news agency. Echoing similar sentiments, Mirza said, "Chauhan should step down as he is not wanted”.