In
a
move
against
the
decision
to
collect
a
deposit
of
Rs.
25,000
for
granting
voting
rights
to
members,
one
of
the
two
factions
in
the
Malayalam
Cine
Technicians
Association
(MACTA),
led
by
the
erstwhile
general
secretary
director
Vinayan,
has
decided
to
boycott
the
upcoming
fresh
elections
in
MACTA
scheduled
to
take
place
next
week.
Directors
Mohan
and
Baiju
Kottarakkara,
representatives
of
the
faction,
said
that
they
are
boycotting
the
elections
to
the
directors
and
writers'
union
of
MACTA,
following
the
illegal
attempts
of
the
other
faction
headed
by
director
Siddhique
to
take
over
the
Federation.
They
alleged
that
the
decision
to
collect
a
deposit
for
granting
voting
rights
for
members
seemed
to
be
a
planned
move
by
the
rivals
to
take
control
of
the
organization.
Meanwhile,
the
ad-hoc
committee
formed
by
the
Indian
Film
Employees
Confederation
(IFEC)
at
a
Chennai
meet
held
in
June,
will
hold
the
elections
to
the
12
unions
on
September
6
and
7
at
Sacred
Heart
High
School,
Thevara.