Actor-politician Suresh Gopi to assume charge of Kolkata-based SRFTI as chairman
India TV NewsActor and BJP leader Suresh Gopi is all set to assume thepost of president of the Kolkata-based Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and chairman of its governing council as they were not offices of profit. Gopi, who might contest Lok Sabha Elections on a BJP ticket from Kerala's Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, announced the decision after he got an assurance from Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur that he would continue to enjoy all the liberties of a politician even after assuming charge of the institute. He said he would take charge as the "Chairman as per instructions on the date and time suggested" by the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry. Speaking about issues in Kerala, Gopi said he would hold a protest march on Gandhi Jayanthi Day in Thrissur, seeking justice for people affected by the financial fraud in the state's cooperative sector. "