The
Ci e
&
TV
A tistes’
Associatio
(CINTAA),
o e
of
the
oldest
bodies
ep ese ti g
acto s
i
I dia,
has
ejected
epo ts
claimi g
that
its
Executive
Committee
has
bee
dissolved.
The
associatio
called
the
claims
i co ect
a d
said
they
a e
ot
suppo ted
by
its
Co stitutio .
Established
i
1958,
CINTAA
has
bee
ep ese ti g
a tistes
ac oss
films,
televisio ,
digital
platfo ms,
adve tisi g
a d
live
pe fo ma ces
fo
ea ly
seve
decades.
Ove
the
yea s,
the
associatio
has
wo ked
to
p otect
the
p ofessio al
ights,
welfa e
a d
wo ki g
co ditio s
of
acto s
i
the
e te tai me t
i dust y.Fo
ea ly
seve
decades,
CINTAA
has
wo ked
o
seve al
issues
affecti g
a tistes,
i cludi g
co t acts,
delayed
payme ts,
wo kplace
disputes,
p ofessio al
ights
a d
ethical
p actices.
The
associatio
has
also
suppo ted
membe s
du i g
difficult
times
a d
helped
a tistes
deali g
with
both
p ofessio al
a d
pe so al
challe ges.
Ove
the
yea s,
CINTAA
has
also
wo ked
with
va ious
i dust y
stakeholde s
to
e cou age
fai
a d
t a spa e t
p actices
i
the
film
a d
televisio
secto s.
Agai st
this
backd op,
CINTAA
has
st o gly
objected
to
claims
suggesti g
that
its
elected
Executive
Committee
is
o
lo ge
i
place.
Acco di g
to
the
associatio ,
its
Co stitutio
states
that
the
Executive
Committee
ca
be
dissolved
o ly
if
mo e
tha
50
pe
ce t
of
its
elected
membe s
esig .
CINTAA
said
that
o
such
situatio
has
occu ed
a d,
the efo e,
the
committee
co ti ues
to
emai
valid
a d
fully
fu ctio al.The
associatio
fu the
cla ified
that
a y
vaca cies
i
the
Executive
Committee
have
bee
filled
acco di g
to
its
co stitutio al
ules.
Eligible
membe s
who
we e
ext
i
li e
based
o
the
voti g
cou t
have
bee
i ducted
to
fill
those
positio s.“The
ve sio
which
has
bee
ci culati g
that
the
EC
of
CINTAA
is
dissolved
is
totally
w o g,
misco ceived
a d
lacks
a y
judicial
sa ctity.
As
pe
the
Co stitutio
of
CINTAA,
the
EC
shall
dissolve
o ly
whe
mo e
tha
50
pe
ce t
of
the
elected
membe s
of
the
EC
esig ,
which
is
ot
the
case
at
ha d.“FWICE
has
ow
jumped
i to
the
f ay
a d,
i
CINTAA’s
co side ed
view,
has
sought
to
assume
powe s
that
a e
eithe
k ow
to
o
ecog ised
u de
CINTAA’s
co stitutio al
f amewo k.
Acti g,
as
we
u de sta d
it,
at
the
behest
of
ce tai
disg u tled
i dividuals,
it
has
issued
di ectio s
which
CINTAA
co side s
wholly
u te able
a d
co t a y
to
the
Co stitutio
of
the
Associatio .
Such
attempts
ca ot
dete mi e
o
ove ide
the
i te al
gove a ce
of
a
auto omous
t ade
u io
fu ctio i g
u de
its
ow
Co stitutio .“The
Executive
Committee
of
CINTAA
emai s
ve y
much
i
existe ce
a d
co ti ues
to
fu ctio
fo
the
welfa e
of
a tistes
a d
fo
the
p otectio
a d
st e gthe i g
of
the
ights
of
vul e able
acto s.
CINTAA
will
take
all
app op iate
steps
available
to
it
to
safegua d
the
auto omy
of
the
Associatio ,
uphold
its
Co stitutio
a d
p otect
the
la ge
i te ests
of
its
membe s,”
said
Adv.
Suvigya
Vidya thi,
Legal
Cou sel
ep ese ti g
CINTAA.CINTAA
also
st essed
that
the
associatio
is
much
bigge
tha
a
pa ticula
office
o
Executive
Committee.
With
a
histo y
spa i g
68
yea s,
it
has
become
a
impo ta t
platfo m
fo
acto s
seeki g
suppo t
du i g
p ofessio al
disputes,
delayed
payme ts,
u fai
t eatme t
a d
othe
challe ges.
The
associatio
said
that
ma y
a tistes,
especially
those
without
st o g
ba gai i g
powe ,
have
elied
o
CINTAA
to
aise
thei
co ce s
a d
p otect
thei
ights.Ove
the
yea s,
CINTAA
has
wo ked
to
add ess
membe s’
g ieva ces,
p omote
fai
t eatme t
a d
c eate
a
mo e
secu e
a d
o ga ised
wo ki g
e vi o me t
fo
a tistes.
The
associatio
believes
its
ole
is
pa ticula ly
impo ta t
i
a
i dust y
whe e
i dividual
acto s
may
sometimes
st uggle
to
speak
up
o
thei
ow .CINTAA
fu the
mai tai ed
that
i te al
disag eeme ts,
esig atio s
o
cha ges
withi
the
o ga isatio
do
ot
automatically
i validate
its
co stitutio al
st uctu e
o
affect
its
i stitutio al
legitimacy.I
a
st o gly
wo ded
public
otice,
CINTAA
stated:“All
co ce ed
a e
he eby
i fo med
that
some
co fusio
is
bei g
sought
to
be
c eated
by
some
disg u tled
membe s
of
CINTAA
fo
oblique
motives.
Ou
U io
is
fully
ope atio al
a d
fu ctio al
th ough
its
EC.
Take
ote.”The
Executive
Committee,
CINTAACINTAA
eite ated
that
its
doo s
emai
ope
to
its
membe s
a d
that
its
wo k
co ti ues
u i te upted.Fo
a
o ga isatio
that
has
stood
fo
acto s
fo
68
yea s,
CINTAA
said
the
p ese t
issue
goes
fa
beyo d
the
te u e
of
a y
i dividual
office-bea e .
At
stake,
it
mai tai s,
a e
the
i depe de ce
of
a
acto s’
u io ,
the
sa ctity
of
its
Co stitutio
a d
its
ight
to
gove
itself
i
acco da ce
with
that
Co stitutio
while
co ti ui g
to
ep ese t
a d
p otect
its
membe s.CINTAA
emai s
ope atio al.
Its
Executive
Committee
emai s
i
place.
A d
its
68-yea
ma date
to
sta d
up
fo
acto s
co ti ues.
