Students'
Association
Satyajit
Ray Film and Television Institute
EM Byepass
Road, P.O. Panchasayar, Kolkata - 700094
Subject:
Condemnation of the attack on FTII students by ABVP
We, the students of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
strongly condemn the attack on the four students of Film and Television
Institute of India (FTII) by Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists on
Tuesday outside the premises of NFAI, Pune. It is a blatant violation of human
rights.
We believe that FTII and SRFTI are democratic
spaces which encourage equality and freedom of speech and expression. These
institutions bring students from different strata of society together,
encouraging free and rational thinking. We, as students of cinema who aspire to
make a difference in society under no conditions will put up with fanaticism of
any nature. As responsible citizens we strongly believe that such injustice
should be terminated to make way for a better society built on equality on the
basis of religion , caste, class, gender etc. We respect the effort taken to
pay tribute to Mr. Narendra Dabholkar,
renowned rationalist activist by Mr. Patwardhan, NFAI, students of FTII
and Kabir Kala Manch (KKM). An organisation like KKM which works as a voice of
Dalits being called 'Naxals' and enemies of the state is unacceptable. No
person or organisation has the authority or power to attack an art form of such
sincerity.
At this juncture we express our solidarity with our fellow film
students in FTII and express our deep admiration for their courage and
perseverance for justice. In the present scenario where religious
fundamentalists are finding their way into central institutions of learning we
demand that the state take immediate action against the perpetrators of this
well planned attack.
Students' Association
SRFTI
SRFTI
Niranjan Kumar Kujur +91 9836021482
Lalitha Prasad Kalluri +91 8981273154
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