<p>While students of the K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA) at Kottayam ended their 50-day-long stir on Monday, some top officials of the institute were also learnt to have tendered their resignation in support of Shankar Mohan, who resigned from the director post recently.</p>.<p>The institute students' council leaders held talks with Higher Education Minister R Bindu and said the minister had promised to address their grievances and appoint a new director. As a result, the stir was withdrawn.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kerala-film-institute-director-facing-casteism-allegations-resigns-1183325.html" target="_blank">Kerala film institute director facing casteism allegations resigns</a></strong></p>.<p>However, the students would not cooperate with the institute chairman, noted filmmaker, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, as he did not address the grievances and made insulting remarks, Sreedev Suprakash, students' council chairman, said.</p>.<p>Later in the day, it was learned that some institute officials close to the former director had resigned.</p>.<p>The students had been protesting since December 5, demanding the removal of Mohan and accusing him of showing caste discrimination towards students and a section of staff. Mohan tendered his resignation on Saturday.</p>.<p>The CPM government came under severe criticism for the delay in settling the stir, and for some CPM senior leaders backing Gopalakrishnan.</p>
<p>While students of the K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA) at Kottayam ended their 50-day-long stir on Monday, some top officials of the institute were also learnt to have tendered their resignation in support of Shankar Mohan, who resigned from the director post recently.</p>.<p>The institute students' council leaders held talks with Higher Education Minister R Bindu and said the minister had promised to address their grievances and appoint a new director. As a result, the stir was withdrawn.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kerala-film-institute-director-facing-casteism-allegations-resigns-1183325.html" target="_blank">Kerala film institute director facing casteism allegations resigns</a></strong></p>.<p>However, the students would not cooperate with the institute chairman, noted filmmaker, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, as he did not address the grievances and made insulting remarks, Sreedev Suprakash, students' council chairman, said.</p>.<p>Later in the day, it was learned that some institute officials close to the former director had resigned.</p>.<p>The students had been protesting since December 5, demanding the removal of Mohan and accusing him of showing caste discrimination towards students and a section of staff. Mohan tendered his resignation on Saturday.</p>.<p>The CPM government came under severe criticism for the delay in settling the stir, and for some CPM senior leaders backing Gopalakrishnan.</p>