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FTII Agitating Students Called Off Their 18 days Old Hunger Strike

Sep. 27 Education, Unrest Strikes Comments

[Pune] FTII Agitating Students Called Off Their 18days Old Hunger Strike
Rathore Emotionally Appealed media to play constructive role
The agitating Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students today called off their 18- day-old “hunger strike” in response to the government’s communication inviting them for a dialogue to resolve their demands at a meeting slated for September 29 in Mumbai.
Ranjit Nair, a representative of the FTII Students’ Association (FSA), which is protesting against appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as FTII Chairman, said the “hunger strike” is being called off to facilitate talks with the government.
The students had yesterday said they were ready to withdraw their hunger strike to pave the way for a dialogue if the Information and Broadcasting Ministry confirmed a date and venue for talks.
Nair, however, clarified that although the relay hunger strike undertaken by the students in batches of three was being withdrawn, the general strike, that started on June 12 with a boycott of classes, will continue till the issues raised by them are resolved during the proposed talks.

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