Upasana Singh and Nagma claimed victory in the Cine and TV Artistes' Association row after a High Court order. Upasana said, "If we are truthful, we ought to win, and we have won." They alleged the previous committee misused funds and ignored artist welfare, including issues like delayed payments.
"The struggle... perhaps for them, it is all about holding onto the chair (power), but for us, it is for the truth. Because our only motto is 'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs). If we are truthful, we ought to win, and we have won," she said. Upasana added that both the Dindoshi Court and the Bombay High Court had delivered rulings in their favour so far.
She alleged that the previous executive committee had failed to address the concerns of artists, including long working hours, delayed payments and the lack of conveyance allowances, despite these being among the issues members had expected the leadership to resolve.
She also questioned the utilisation of CINTAA's funds. She further alleged that association funds were spent on press conferences and other unnecessary expenses instead of being directed towards artists' welfare.
“What kind of organisation changes elected positions at their personal whim? When over 50 per cent of members resigned, the committee stood legally dissolved. But I never resigned! Even to this day, I haven't resigned. Yet, simply because I accepted the resignations of the outgoing members, they were so enraged that the next day they arbitrarily announced that Padmini Kolhapure was the General Secretary instead of Upasana Singh,” she said.
Nagma also addressed the alleged misuse of the organisation's funds. "The funds, assets, and records that have accumulated here since 1958 belong solely and exclusively to the association and its artists. They are not anyone's personal property, they belong to the institution," she added.