#MeToo: CINTAA Expels Alok Nath Till Further Notice, Actor Could Lose His Membership Permanently

The Cine And TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) has swung into action against Alok Nath in the wake of the allegations of sexual harassment against him. The body has decided to expel him from its membership till further notice. CINTAA arrived at the decision after the veteran actor failed to appear before the executive committee on Monday, 12 November. Sr Joint Secretary, Committee of Cine&TV Artistes' Association, Amit Behl also stated that they will permanently expel him if he fails to make an appearance at the Annual General Meeting.

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The news was confirmed by CINTAA on its official Twitter handle .  

In a press conference on October 17, CINTAA had earlier asserted that it plans to take strong action against the actor. The organisation had previously sent a notice to Nath after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced against him. He had replied to the notice by denying all the allegations and calling it ‘false’. 

‘90s TV producer-director Vinta Nanda had accused Nath of raping her close to twenty years ago. She even filed a police complaint against him and approached the National Commission For Women to get justice. Vinta had also written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting help in the matter. Nath had meanwhile lodged a defamation suit against Nanda later on.   

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After Vinta Nanda, Sandhya Mridul had also joined the #MeToo wave against him, accusing Nath of trying to force himself on her while shooting for a TV show many years ago. Even ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’ actor Deepika Amin had called him an ‘obnoxious drunkard who harasses women.‘ Alia Bhatt’s mother, actor Soni Razdan said she had seen him behave in a ‘lecherous’ manner after he consumed alcohol.