Poonam Dhillon on CINTAA Controversy: These days the Cine and TV Artists Association (CINTAA) controversy is in the news. The controversy started when 11 members of the CINTAA Executive Committee had collectively resigned from their posts. Not only this, these members had accused CINTAA President and actress Poonam Dhillon and Senior Vice President Padmini Kolhapure of taking unilateral decisions and not following the rules. Among those who resigned, names like Hemant Pandey, Mukesh Rishi, Punit Issar, Vindu Dara Singh, Sahila Chadha and Deepak Parashar were revealed. Now for the first time Poonam Dhillon has given clarification in this whole matter. He has described the alleged allegations against him as extremely insulting and baseless. He also says that my self-respect and honesty is very important. Let us know what clarification he has given on the CINTAA controversy and the alleged allegations against him.
Poonam thought it better to clarify the controversy
Recently, Poonam Dhillon gave an interview to news agency ANI and openly expressed her opinion on CINTAA for the first time. He says that when some people did not get the results they wanted through the legal process, they tried to control the members of CINTAA. According to Poonam, very serious and objectionable allegations were made against her and actress Padmini Kolhapure. He said that initially both of them thought it better to remain silent, but after various things continuously came to light, they have decided to give clarification in this matter.
Defamation case could have been filed against every person
Poonam Dhillon expressed displeasure over the language of the allegations against her and actress Padmini. She said that the things were so objectionable that if she wanted, she could have thought of filing a defamation case. He said, 'You will not believe how obscene the allegations were. They were so objectionable that if we wanted, we could have considered taking defamation action against everyone involved. Such allegations, hurtful statements and objectionable language were spread on a large scale.
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The CINTAA dispute has now moved beyond committee disagreements, with resignations, allegations, and questions over the role of the CAWT adding to the tension. Actress and CINTAA President Poonam Dhillon has now spoken openly about what happened and why she believes the… pic.twitter.com/CiP4l7YCnU
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'My self-respect, my honesty is very important'
He further said, 'They had paid spokespersons who used to talk like this. One or two of them were also members of CINTAA and they made some very wrong and hurtful statements. But still we chose to remain silent. But I will just say one thing. My self-respect, my honesty are very important. While expressing her views, Poonam said that she and her colleagues have not made their mark in a year or two.
“I have been in the industry for 45 years,
Poonam also told that many times she felt like leaving the Executive Committee of CINTAA. The continuous difficulties facing him were troubling. 'We have been in the industry for 42 years, some for 45 years, some have been part of the industry for 48 years. Do you really think that after so many years we would commit this kind of disloyalty? I want to share something very personal with you. Many times in the last one and a half year, I felt like leaving the EC of CINTAA. Because these people had made our life so difficult. Opposition to everything. Opposition to every initiative.
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