| KFPA president Basant Kumar Patil (he is also one of
the KFCC presidential candidates), having been pushed onto the back-foot
by the recent developments, reportedly condemned the embargos announced
under the aegis of the South Indian Film Chambers of Commerce saying
the Kannada film industry could sustain itself without any support
from others. He asked the non-Kannada film industry to take into account
the fact that the KFPA is fighting for its survival in the state.
He stated that the non-Kannada film industry could adjust their losses
elsewhere since they have worldwide releases while Kannada films were
limited to the state only. Patil added that the seven-week moratorium
on non-Kannada films in the state would stay.
The only other remaining candidate of the post of the president
of KFCC, H D Ganagaraju has the support of the out-going president
of the KFCC, S. Ramesh and actress Jayamala, Sa Ra Govind among
others. Both candidates have released their election manifesto and
have assured a quick solution to the problems faced by the Kannada
film industry.
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