Mumbai, Aug. 9 -- In a significant development within the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA), eight elected members of its Executive Committee have resigned from their respective offices and from the association's Executive Committee with immediate effect, citing a loss of confidence in the present manner of functioning and calling for fresh elections.

The eight elected members named by CINTAA General Secretary Upasana Singh are Hemant Pandey, Mukesh Rishi, Sahila Chadha, Hetal Parmar, Puneet Issar, Vindu Dara Singh, Vikas Verma and Deepak Parashar.

In their joint resignation letter, the members said their decision followed what they described as repeated departures from the principles of collective decision-making, consultation ...