Four Months Already, GUILD Still Calling Shots!
Last year, the Guild agreed to halt shootings for a month, but they were unable to do so without Chamber and Council's consent. So, dil raju and the crew gave the Council elections all they had. Active Guild members dil raju and supriya ran for office and triumphed emphatically. Given that the majority of the newly elected members are active producers, it was promised following the elections that the Guild would soon be disbanded and would function from the Council for the benefit of the sector. About four months have passed since that pronouncement, and the Guild is still in charge.
Guild is still going strong, according to senior producer C Kalyan, and is run like a mafia. "They vowed to pay for Mediclaim using Guild funds during the elections. Ravi, however, explicitly said that there is no way the Guild will pay for Mediclaim during the most recent Council meeting. Guild is continuing to reduce Council's revenue by running television advertisements, according to C. Kalyan. At the same time, the Guild's official website, www.atfpg.com, is still operational and accepting new member registrations.