College students of Ok.R. Narayanan movie institute protest at IFFK demanding director’s resignation

College students of Ok.R. Narayanan Nationwide Institute of Visible Science and Arts, Kottayam, stage a protest at Tagore Theatre, the primary venue of the twenty seventh IFFK, in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.
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The scholars of Ok.R. Narayanan Nationwide Institute of Visible Science and Arts, Kottayam, who’ve been on an indefinite strike demanding the resignation of the institute’s director for alleged caste discrimination, staged a protest on Tuesday at Tagore Theatre right here, the primary venue of the continued twenty seventh Worldwide Movie Competition of Kerala (IFFK).

The scholars have accused Shankar Mohan, the director, of meting out “inhumane therapy” in the direction of college students and employees and discriminating towards them on the idea of caste. Amongst different allegations towards Mr. Mohan embrace forcing sanitation staff to do home labour at his official residence and denying admission to a Dalit scholar.

An array of faces from modern Malayalam cinema, together with filmmakers Aashiq Abu, Mahesh Narayanan, Jeo Child, Kamal, Ok.M. Kamal, Vidhu Vincent, actor Sajitha Madathil and musician Shahabaz Aman joined the scholars within the protest during which a lot of delegates participated. Mr. Narayanan stated the demonstration was being held to “save” the institute.

The scholars had on Monday launched an open letter condemning filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, chairman of the institute, for his feedback dismissing the allegations of caste discrimination. They accused him of dismissing their allegations as faux with out ever holding any dialogue with them. Additionally they questioned his reported assertion that Mr. Mohan, an individual from “a superb household”, is unlikely to behave within the stated method.

The establishment has been additionally accused of indulging in retaliatory motion by cancelling the room reservations for 52 college students, together with two feminine college students, who arrived within the capital to attend the IFFK. Although the scholars tried to contact the director and different officers, their calls went unattended. The State Chalachitra Academy later organized momentary lodging for the scholars.

Minister for Larger Training and Social Justice R.Bindu stated in a press launch {that a} three-member committee appointed to inquire into the allegations raised by the scholars will instantly submit its report, based mostly on which motion shall be taken.

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