India, Aug. 10 -- 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 the association's Executive Committee with immediate effect, citing a loss of confidence in the present manner of functioning and calling for fresh elections. They alleged that the functioning of the association had increasingly become concentrated around CINTAA President Poonam Dhillon and Senior Vice President Padmini Kolhapure, along with a section of other Executive Committee members.

Speaking to us, Poonam says, "Padmini and I are working hard to bring goodwill to CINTAA by using our resources and contacts; it is not for personal gain. No...