It's not Left-Right battle at FTII: Richa Chadha

July 18, 2015 20:18

Actress Richa Chadha and "Masaan" director Neeraj Ghaywan today said the ongoing agitation against Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman is not a battle of ideologies and the "Mahabharat" actor should resign from the post. "... if the protesting students don't want him, he should resign. It is not Right versus the Left.

The thing is people are questioning the credibility of Gajendra Chauhan. They have nothing against him personally," Richa told PTI in an interview here. Neeraj feels a chairman should be someone who inspires the students.

"It is a clear, no-brainer that he should resign. It is not about a certain ideology or a particular ideology or the RSS. It is a simple fact that the students don't feel inspired by him," said Neeraj, who is in the city to promote "Masaan".

Reacting to the agitation in the premier institute, an article in RSS mouthpiece "Organiser" dubbed the protesting students as "anti-Hindu" and smelt a "conspiracy" behind the demonstrations.

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