MARGAO, Feb. 6 -- Tiatrists in Goa may soon have to script and stage a tiatr based on the woes of the fraternity. The show may well be called "HARASSED"!

The news of the alleged fraudulent payment to cultural groups who have not even performed shows, by the Art and Culture Department, while genuine tiatr producers and performers are struggling financially, has rubbed salt in their wounds and they are making themselves heard.

Expressing shock over the recent allegations of embezzlement of funds from the Directorate of Art and Culture, the tiatr fraternity has demanded that the government provide them financial assistance to preserve the tiatr culture similar to the scheme of allotting grants to cultural associations.

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