FTII: Students' hunger strike enters day two

September 11, 2015 16:33

A sombre mood prevailed at the Film and Television Institute of India campus as the indefinite hunger strike of the three students demanding removal of actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman entered its second day today.

Students at the prestigious institute have been protesting since June 12 over the controversial appointment of Chauhan as chairman of the governing body even as the impasse remains unsolved.

A makeshift pandal housed the fasting students for whom three beds have been put up by their colleagues who also burnt mosquito repellent to take precaution against the dengue virus. The condition of the students was stable, according to students' representatives.

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