A group of renowned filmmakers, authors and civil society groups made representations to the police and FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) Pune administration with regard to the violence that occurred on the campus on January 23. They expressed concern about students safety and requested unbiased and prompt investigation. On January 23, some unidentified persons entered the premises of the film institute, burned a poster mentioning the Babri Masjid, vandalised student exhibits and allegedly attacked some students. National Award winning filmmaker and FTII alumnus Sunil Sukthankar, veteran theatre artist Sushama Deshpande, photographer and artist Sandesh Bhandare, author and member of PUCL Milind Champarnekar were part of the delegation that submitted a letter to the FTII administration on February 1. The letter addressed to the director of the institute stated — “We feel that FTII should consider the circumstances sensitively and do more to ensure safety and security of students. Instead of taking any coercive action, students should be treated sympathetically, and their right to freedom of expression within the premises should be ensured and …