Kannada
film
producer
Munirathna
has
been
elected
as
the
new
President
of
the
Kannada
Film
Producer
Association
(KFPA).
The
elections
for
the
KFPA
were
held
on
Sunday
afternoon
and
the
producer
has
beaten
his
nearest
rival
Ba.
Ma.
Harish
with
a
big
margin
of
78
votes.
In
the
elections
for
the
president
of
the
KFPA,
Munirathna
received
131
votes
while
Ba
Ma
Harish
managed
to
get
53
votes.
After
he
won
the
election,
the
producer
addressed
the
media
and
said
that
his
priority
was
to
work
for
the
welfare
of
Kannada
film
producers.
He
said,
“I
want
to
restore
the
dignity
of
the
film
producers."
Meanwhile,
the
elections
for
the
posts
of
Vice
President
and
Secretary
were
also
held
on
the
same
day.
Producers
A
Ganesh
and
Surappa
Babu
were
elected
as
the
Vice
President
and
the
Secretary
of
the
Association.
Candidates
for
the
post
of
Joint
Secretary,
Treasurer
and
eight
executive
committee
were
elected
unanimously
after
the
other
contestants
withdrew
their
candidature
in
time.