Poonam Dhillon expresses ‘extreme hurt’

CINTAA president opens up about allegations levelled against her by Upasana Singh

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Veteran actress and Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) president Poonam Dhillon has expressed deep hurt over the allegations levelled against her by the association's former general secretary and actress Upasana Singh. 

The actress has spoken on how she felt the need to put the “right version” of events before the public, and put an end to the on-going allegations and blames.

Speaking at a press conference held by CINTAA, Poonam said she was saddened by the manner in which the previous committee and its general secretary had spoken about CINTAA, stressing that the allegations had damaged the organisation’s reputation.

“I am very sad that the general secretary of the previous committee ruined CINTAA’s name. She defamed CINTAA. Such wrong things about CINTAA have never been said in our history. So, I am very sad about that,” Poonam said.

She further stressed that she wanted certain facts to be clarified so that people did not assume that the allegations being made against her represented the complete truth. “We need to clear a few things. Because, until the right version reaches you, people will think that they are speaking the truth,” she added.

Poonam’s comments come amid an escalating dispute within CINTAA, with allegations and counter-allegations being exchanged between members of its executive committee. The veteran actress has previously rejected accusations of unfair decision-making and authoritarian functioning.