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Poonam Dhillon Says CINTAA Staff, Members Barred Amid CAWT Dispute
CINTAA and the Cine Artistes Welfare Trust are arguing about who controls an office building.
Poonam Dhillon, CINTAA’s president, said security guards stopped CINTAA staff and elected members from entering.
She said CINTAA members helped build the tower by contributing Rs 6 crore.
Dhillon said the organizations had agreed to share an office there.
She also said CINTAA staff should not be treated as CAWT employees.
Other CINTAA members said notices restricting entry were issued and later changed.
The disagreement is happening while CINTAA is also dealing with problems inside its executive committee.
Eleven members resigned the previous month, according to the reports.
CINTAA’s elections were held after a court allowed them to proceed while legal proceedings continued.
CINTAA president Poonam Dhillon alleged that staff and elected members were stopped from entering CINTAA Tower.
Dhillon said an email identified the Cine Artistes Welfare Trust as the building’s actual owner.
She claimed CINTAA contributed Rs 6 crore toward construction and was promised a shared office and welfare activities.
CINTAA members Deepak Qazir Kejriwal and Abhay Bhargav said notices restricting members and staff were issued and later changed.
The dispute follows resignations from CINTAA’s executive committee and legal challenges surrounding its election process.
- Who
- CINTAA president Poonam Dhillon, CINTAA members and staff, and the Cine Artistes Welfare Trust are involved.
- What
- CINTAA members and staff were allegedly denied entry to CINTAA Tower amid a dispute over the office’s ownership and control.
- Where
- CINTAA Tower in Mumbai.
- When
- The allegations were discussed on Monday; the court allowed the elections on September 9, and the elections took place on September 12.
- Why
- The dispute concerns CAWT’s reported ownership claim, CINTAA’s alleged Rs 6 crore contribution, and an arrangement for shared office use and welfare activities.
CINTAA’s Position
Reported CAWT Ownership Position
Control of the building
CINTAA’s Position
Dhillon said CINTAA members helped build CINTAA Tower and that CINTAA contributed Rs 6 crore toward its construction.
Reported CAWT Ownership Position
An email received by CINTAA reportedly identified the Cine Artistes Welfare Trust as the building’s actual owner.
Office access
CINTAA’s Position
CINTAA representatives said members and staff should be allowed to enter and work from the premises under the reported shared-office arrangement.
Reported CAWT Ownership Position
Notices reportedly restricted access for CINTAA members and later for staff; the reports do not include a direct CAWT response explaining the restrictions.
Staff employment
CINTAA’s Position
Dhillon argued that CAWT could not exclude CINTAA staff because they are employees of CINTAA.
Reported CAWT Ownership Position
The reports do not provide CAWT’s position on the employment or access status of CINTAA staff.
Key facts
- Main speaker
- Poonam Dhillon, president of the Cine and TV Artistes Association
- Disputed property
- CINTAA Tower
- Organizations involved
- Cine and TV Artistes Association and Cine Artistes Welfare Trust
- Reported contribution
- CINTAA allegedly contributed Rs 6 crore toward construction
- Entry restrictions
- CINTAA members and staff were allegedly stopped from entering the premises
- Internal dispute
- Eleven executive committee members resigned the previous month
- Election timeline
- A court allowed the polls on September 9, and the elections took place on September 12
Quotes
Poonam Dhillon
Actor and president of the Cine & TV Artistes Association
“CINTAA had given them a big amount of Rs 6 crore because they were short of funds to build this tower. At that time, the conditions were that there would be a common office for CAWT and CINTAA, where the office staff would be based. There were many other conditions as well, but this was one of them. They were supposed to carry out welfare activities for CINTAA members, and all those things were agreed upon.”
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“Today was a strange day. A few days ago, we received an email saying that CAWT is the actual owner of this building. Although CINTAA members built this building and CAWT itself was built by CINTAA members, they wanted to control it so much that they said CINTAA staff cannot enter, we, the elected members of the EC, cannot enter, and no one can come up. We were quite shocked.”
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Sources
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