War And No Peace

AK supporters—chiefly fellow Kannada writers—have added a ‘North Vs South’ and ‘Hindi Vs Kannada’ ring to the spat. They have held dharnas in Bangalore in his support. Amid these, Narang’s other controversial appointments have come under fresh scrutiny, especially that of Khursheed Alam as programme officer in the akademi’s Mumbai centre. Alam allegedly submitted fake marksheets to the selection panel.