Overview
- CINTAA president Poonam Dhillon and senior vice-president Padmini Kolhapure held a press interaction and rejected charges of financial misuse while saying records fully account for funds.
- The leadership said they are following the association’s constitution and completing required paperwork to unfreeze the organisation’s bank account that has hampered daily operations.
- Earlier this month 11 of the 21-member Executive Committee submitted joint resignations and called for fresh elections after General Secretary Upasana Singh accused the leadership of running a 'dictatorship' and taking unilateral decisions.
- The core dispute turns on CINTAA’s constitution, which resigning members interpret as triggering dissolution if half the committee quits while leaders argue the committee remains legally constituted.
- The dispute has cut member confidence and could affect welfare disbursements and routine services for artistes while the parties pursue constitutional clarification or legal remedies.