They also raised the issue of 'conflict of interest' since Kher owned a private school.
Within few hours of the announcement of actor Anupam Kher's appointment as the chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), students' body of the FTII has questioned the decision of the ministry. The students' body claimed that Kher runs a private acting institute and with his appointment at the government institute, the issue of conflict of interest will arise.
Though the authorities at FTII claimed that they have not yet got the notification of Kher's appointment as the chairman, the veteran actor tweeted about his appointment stating, 'I feel deeply humbled and honoured to be appointed as the chairman of iconic FTII. I will perform my duties to the best of my abilities.'
Soon after the news about Kher's appointment broke, the students' body of the FTII questioned his appointment. Robin Joy, president of FTII students’ association told DNA, "Kher is already running a private acting institute and still government has decided to appoint him as the chairman of a government institute. His appointment (as chairman) will surely raise the issue of conflict of interest."
This is not the first time that the students' body has raised question marks over the central government's decision over appointment of the chairman. In the year 2015, students of FTII had observed 140 days long strike to oppose the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the institute. While opposing Chauhan, the students' body had claimed that he did not have the credentials to be the chairman of the iconic institute.
Now after Kher's appointment as the chairman, the students' body has stated that though Kher has the credentials, his proximity to the ruling party will not serve any good to the institute.
Rohit Kumar, general secretary of the association said, "There is no doubt that Kher possesses the required credentials. But at the same time the statements that he has made over the last three years also can’t be ignored. Taking a pro-government stand, Kher has made some statements against students over issues like JNU, intolerance."
The students' body will be holding a meeting on Wednesday night to decide future course of action. "We have not yet decided the future course of action. We have called a general body meeting of the association on Wednesday night in which we will take further decision," Robin said.
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