Over 70 recipients of National Film Award winners to skip ceremony over President presenting only 11 awards
First Published: 3rd May, 2018 14:49 IST
More than 70 recipients of this year’s National Film Awards have decided to skip the ceremony as President Ram Nath Kovind will present only 11 out of nearly 140 awards.
More than 70 recipients of this year’s National Film Awards have decided to skip the ceremony as President Ram Nath Kovind will present only 11 out of nearly 140 awards.
Expressing “surprise” at the “11th hour questions”, Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement that the president attends all award functions for a maximum one hour and this was conveyed to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
Meanwhile, in a letter to the Directorate of Film Festivals, the president’s office and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the artistes said they were “disheartened” on being given the update at the last minute.
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