CINTAA Official Statement by Amit Behl (Senior Joint Secretary & Chairperson - Outreach Committee, CINTAA)
"CINTAA is the oldest and the largest union of performing artistes in the country. All our actors are law-abiding citizens. We are a very nationalistic Indian. No Pakistani actor is a CINTAA member and the Pakistani actors who had applied for the renewal of their work permits, their permits have not been renewed. We have a very strong scrutiny committee and we are very clear that we do not give membership to anyone who has anti-nationalistic feelings or any criminal records whatsoever."
"Whatever has happened right now, I am sure the Government, the CBI, and the other investigating agencies will do the needful about it. The only thing is that in case any of our actors, technicians or anyone from the media and entertainment industry realize that they are in touch with anyone who has anti-nationalistic feelings, they should definitely dissociate themselves."
"CINTAA strongly supports any directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government, and we are with them. We as a union cannot comment on the authenticity of the photographs, but we are very confident that all our members if inadvertently, have at all been photographed with such individuals, during their visits abroad, will distance themselves from any anti-national elements."
