Over 65 winners of National Film Awards skip ceremony

Traditionally, President gives away all the National Film Awards but President Ram Nath Kovind would be presenting only 11 awards

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President Ram Nath Kovind, I & B MInister Smriti Irani and MoS for I & B Rajyavardhan Rathore during the 65th National Film Awards function at Vigyan Bhavan. (Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India

Last Updated : May 04 2018 | 1:47 AM IST

More than 65 awardees of the National Film Awards on Thursday skipped the ceremony held in the capital on Thursday after a last-minute announcement that President Ram Nath Kovind would be presenting only 11 awards, a departure from tradition.

Expressing “surprise” at the “11th hour questions”, Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement that the President attends all awards functions for maximum one hour and that this was conveyed to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

“President attends all award functions and convocations for a maximum of one hour. This has been the protocol since he took office. It was conveyed to Information and

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