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South Indian Artistes Association (popularly known arsenic Nadigar Sangam) has informed the Madras High Court that a Government Order (G.O.) was issued arsenic aboriginal arsenic October 14, 2025, permitting actors M. Nasser, Karunaas, ‘Poochi’ S. Murugan, Vishal Krishna and S. Karthi to proceed arsenic its office-bearers till March 19, 2028.
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Appearing earlier Justice A.D. Maria Clete, who was seized of a civilian suit filed by 1 of the members against the continuation of the office-bearers elected successful 2022, the Nadigar Sangam counsel Krishna Ravindran precocious said that the authorities had granted a peculiar exemption from conducting elections for the association.
According to the G.O. issued by the Registration department, the Nadigar Sangam had been successful beingness since November 15, 1952 aft being registered nether the Societies Registration Act of 1860. It was present governed nether the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
The records related to the relation were being maintained astatine the South Chennai District Registrar’s bureau since the instauration of the bureau successful 1974 and arsenic per the yearly study 2023-24 submitted by the relation earlier the territory registrar’s office, astir 3,000 movie artistes had registered with it arsenic members.
On March 21, 2022, Mr. Nasser, Mr. Karunaas, Mr. Murugan, Mr. Vishal and Mr. Karthi had got elected arsenic the president, vice-presidents, wide caput and treasurer of the relation and their tenure had ended connected March 20, 2025 since Section 15(4) of the 1975 Act requires behaviour of elections each 3 years.
Estimating it would outgo ₹40 lakh to behaviour the elections and would beryllium a immense fiscal load for the relation that had already been constructing an relation gathering astatine a outgo of ₹150 crore, the Nadigar Sangam conduced its wide assemblage gathering connected September 8, 2024.
The docket was circulated good successful beforehand to each the members of whom 872 participated successful the gathering though the required quorum was lone 100. The wide assemblage unanimously resolved to widen the tenure of the managing committee, that was elected successful 2022, till March 19, 2028 to debar predetermination expenses.
Thereafter, the South Chennai District Registrar had reported to the Inspector General of Registration (IGR) that nary of the members of Nadigar Sangam had submitted immoderate objection nether Section 36(1) of the 1975 Act with respect to the solution passed for extending the tenure of the office-bearers by 3 much years.
Hence, the Registrar opined the State Government could see Nadigar Sangam’s plea for exercising its powers nether Section 54 of the 1975 Act and assistance exemption to the relation from Section 15(4) which requires each registered relation to behaviour elections erstwhile successful 3 years.
The IGR, successful turn, forwarded the territory registrar’s sentiment on with his proposal connected akin lines to the authorities connected September 30, 2025. The authorities accepted the proposal of some the authorities and passed the G.O. permitting the office-bearers to proceed till March 19, 2028.
“The plaintiff [V. Nambirajan, a 79-year-old subordinate of the association], too, had participated successful the wide assembly gathering and had not raised immoderate objection to the passing of the resolution. However, helium had made a abrupt crook astir and filed the contiguous civilian suit against the resolution,” Mr. Ravindran said.
After proceeding him, the justice adjourned the proceeding for further arguments to March 24, 2026.
