Film artistes stage dharna against land encroacher

The film community led by Movie Artistes Association president Murali Mohan on Saturday obstructed the stone laying ceremony of a private firm on a Filmnagar land.

 The film artistes staged a dharna and raised high-pitched slogans seeking action against the firm which they alleged grabbed land.

 MAA president Murali Mohan said the Film Nagar land belongs to film and TV artistes. “The artistes will protect the land from encroachers by all means,” he stated.

 The artistes would intensify agitation if the government failed to initiate action against the land shark and vacated the land. Rao said the artistes will begin fast and launch a united fight against the land grabber to recover their land.