New Delhi: The government has decided to stick to its decision on the appointment of Bharatiya Janata Party member and actor Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman, sources said.
According to the sources, none of the industry stalwarts wanted to take up the job and some of them who were offered the post had rejected it. FTII students have also not suggested any name for the post.
FTII has had no convocation in last 17 years and no fresh admission in the last three years, the sources added.
The appointment of Chauhan, who played Yudhisthira in TV serial 'Mahabharat', as the FTII chief had triggered protests among the students there as they called for a person of a higher stature to head the institution. Similar sentiments were also expressed by some of the alumni of the institution.
They also alleged that BJP member Chauhan's appointment was an attempt to "saffronise" the institute.
With the students refusing to relent and not attending classes since June 9 when the appointment was made, I&B Ministry had invited them for talks to sort out the issue.
The students staged their protest outside Shastri Bhavan, which houses the Information and Broadcasting Ministry office. Students from Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) and other professional institutes too joined the protests with FTII students in the capital on Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Chauhan said he was confident that the ministry will find a solution. The actor had said he was quite capable of heading the premier institution but sadly questions were being raised over his credential and stature without giving him a chance to perform.
"I am sad that I did not get a chance to perform. I was given a responsibility but I am being prevented from fulfilling it."
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