Amid reports of a likely protest by FTII students at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) venue here, the government on Monday said that they were hopeful that the students would not do anything that will hurt the country’s image at a global platform.
“The students of FTII are equally patriotic. They will not besmirch India’s reputation. This is an event of international scale. Beyond that I cannot really comment,” Sunil Arora, Union Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, said while addressing a press conference.
However, when asked about media reports that the FTII students were planning a protest at the venue against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) chairman, Arora said that he was not worried about being embarrassed by any protest.
According to the reports, the students were planning to launch a protest during the 11-day IFFI extravaganza, starting on November 20.