"As government appointed Gajendra Chauhan, anti-Hindu fringe elements did what they are best at. They started protest against newly-appointed Chairman of Governing Council.
"...All these have made no difference to the so-called well wishers of the institute, because their interest lies not in well-being of the Institute and students but lies in furthering the anti-Hindu propaganda," an article in the 'Organiser' said.
It also labelled certain film-makers as "anti-Hindu too and topping their list was Rajkumar Hirani, director of the movie 'PK', which it alleges portrays Hindus in a negative light. Hirani was on the board of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
The article "FTII row: Protest or Conspiracy?" says the protest by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students to revoke the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of its governing council "smells of conspiracy".
"So the question of credential is not only a farce but it can very well be argued that, all the credentials of "current students and regular faculties" of FTII put together will be no match to the credentials of Gajendra Chauhan. Only a mentally-challenged will challenge Gajendra Chauhan's credentials," the article said.
"They did not realise post this incidence that such fringe elements will raise their head across institutes with rejuvenated vigour," it said.
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