# Eight CINTAA members resign over Poonam Dhillon misuse claims 2026-08-10T17:59:21+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Eight elected members of the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) executive committee resigned, alleging that president Poonam Dhillon and senior vice-president Padmini Kolhapure were misusing their positions. The members, including Hemant Pandey and Vindu Dara Singh, claimed that Dhillon took unilateral decisions and bypassed collective responsibility. CINTAA general secretary Upasana Singh confirmed that 11 members in total have resigned. Poonam Dhillon has rejected the allegations as 'deeply offensive' and 'vulgar'. She said the complaining members were trying to control CINTAA through the Cine Artistes' Welfare Trust and that she and Kolhapure raised Rs 1 crore for the association through events. CINTAA's counsel clarified that the executive committee is not dissolved as less than 50% of elected members resigned. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Bollywood, CINTAA, internal dispute, Padmini Kolhapure, Poonam Dhillon, resignation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/eight-cintaa-members-resign-accuse-president-of-misusing-position/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/eight-cintaa-members-resign-accuse-president-of-misusing-position/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.