Suresh Shyamlal Gupta

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Suresh Shyamlal Gupta
Born	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 33) Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Education	Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering, B.E.
Occupation	Politician, trade union activist
Organization	All Indian Cine Workers Association
Known for	Exposed kidney racket at Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai in 2016, Banned Pakistani artists in India after the Pulwama attack in 2019 Banned Mika Singh in the Indian film industry after performing in Karachi
Parent(s)	Shyamlal Gupta Premadevi Gupta

Suresh Shyamlal Gupta is an Indian politician, Trade Union Leader and Social Activist. He is founder and president of All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA). He has been elected Mumbai President for the youth wing of Indian National Trade Union Congress, and one of the committee members of the Government of Maharashtra in the area of industries, labor, and energy. Towards the social activity, Suresh Gupta exposed the illegal Kidney Racket of Hiranandani Hospital which is owned and managed by Niranjan Hiranandani and Trust, by exposing racket many human organs had been saved.^[1][2] With this, he demanded a CBI inquiry into the murder of an eyewitness of Hiranandani Hospital. He raised the issue that the Cinevista Studio caught fire due to the negligence of the studio owner, actor Prem Krishan, where a boy died in the fire.^[3][4] Gupta objected to the web series Sacred Games where few Evil words were used and a fake scene was shown against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi which is streamed on Netflix.^[5][6] he also banned Pakistani artists in India during Pulwama Attack as many Army jawans lost their life.^[7][8] He wrote a letter to the minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj asking for Pakistani artists to be deported and their Visas canceled following the Pulwama attack.^[9] Popular Singer Mika Singh was also banned from the Indian film industry while performed live at the wedding festivities of general Parvez Musharraf relatives after Pulwama Attack in Karachi.^[10] Suresh took initiative to sort out the issues of artists, workers, or laborers of the Indian Film Industry with the support of MLA Shri Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Opposition Leader – Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) in presence of Shri Sambhaji Nilgekar ( Labour Minister of Maharashtra) and other higher officers valuable meeting was conducted on that meeting first-time decision was taken by Government of Maharashtra to form a committee for welfare and rights of artists, workers, and laborers in Indian Film Industry. He seeks FIR against Ekta Kapoor & ALT Balaji production for humiliating the Indian Army and written to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to demand a censor board for controlling the content, scene and vulgarity on the OTT platform.^[11] After Yogi Adityanath announced a new film city in Uttar Pradesh, the AICWA president Suresh Gupta said, "By the way, shooting of many films is going on in Lucknow. It is possible sometimes but not regular films will be shot".^[12]

Early life and education[]

He was born to Late Shyamlal Gupta & Premadevi Gupta on 26 March 1988, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He went to Roshanlal Aggarwal Uttari Bharat Sabha school for elementary education and then graduated in engineering with electronics and telecommunication as specialization from Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering (PVPP COE), Mumbai.^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Political career[]

Suresh Gupta started his political career during early college days. He joined Indian National Congress (INC) in 2006 in presence of Late Gurudas Kamat. In 2013, he was appointed as Mumbai president of youth wing of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC). Later in 2014, he became national secretary of youth wing of INTUC.^{[citation needed]}

Union leadership[]

Aiming for the betterment of the Indian cine workers and artists, Suresh Shyamlal Gupta established a non-profitable organization AlCWA (All Indian Cine Workers Association) in 2016. Believing in the motto of putting cine workers first, the organization aims at taking the voice of the workers to the government and fighting for their rights and heeding to the needs of the workers. Since its foundation, the organization has been a part of numerous news and controversies. Some of them include putting a ban on Pakistani actors after 2019 Pulwama attack, boycotting and banning Mika Singh from the film industry after Singh performed at a wedding in Pakistan.^[13]

Controversies[]

Exposed Illegal Kidney Racket[]

In 2016, Suresh Shyamlal Gupta exposed illegal kidney racket which was being led by higher authorities of Hiranandani Hospital. The main witness and victim Sundar Singh Jatav, through a friend approached Suresh Gupta to get help in exposing this complex kidney trafficking network.^[14][15] Sundar started getting death threats soon after lodging of the FIR. Despite all the hardships no protection was given to victim and later he was found dead in suspicious condition on 8 January 2019, leaving many questions unanswered. Followed by the incident, Suresh Gupta demanded CBI inquiry of the case.^[16] Although Hiranandani CEO & 4 others were sent to 14-day judicial custody^[17] no accused were put behind the bars till date.

Letter to PM to ban Pakistani artists[]

Suresh has written a letter to Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi pleading complete ban on Pakistani artists after Pakistan Govt. banned the release of Indian films in its country.^[18]

Letter to CM of Maharastra on Relief Fund for Cine Workers[]

Seeking relief fund for cine workers who went workless due to COVID-19 pandemic, AICWA president Suresh Gupta wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. He pleaded, "the Indian film industry that generates revenue to the tune of Rs 2 trillion (short scale) was unable to feed a large chunk of its labourers who were on daily wages."^[19]

Demanded to ban on Pakistani Artists after 2019 Pulwama Attack[]

In February 2019 AICWA under able leadership of Suresh demanded blanket ban on Pakistani Artists after 2019 Pulwama attack on Indian CRPF Jawans. Later he wrote a letter to the then Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, asking for Pakistani artistes to be deported back to their native country.^[20]

Controversy on Web Series Sacred Games[]

For defaming of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Suresh raised his voice and lodge a complaint at Chembur Police station on 11 July 2018, against over-the-top media services provider Netflix, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the producers of the new series "Sacred Games".^[21]

Singer Mika Singh was banned[]

Suresh with the members of AICWA protested outside Mika Singh's House to show their discontentment for his performance at function hosted by former dictator General Parvez Musharraf's relative. He also stated, "AICWA takes a stand of boycotting all his association with movie production houses, music companies, and online music content providers."^[22]

Cine Vista Studio Incident[]

Cine Vista Studio's Management faced rage from Suresh as one crew member lost his life due to negligence on the part of studio owners, production house, and the producer. He said that "The death was due to negligence on the part of studio owners, production house, and the producer. Union members had complained about the lack of fire safety measures yet the studio has not complied with the mandatory firefighting system."^[23]

Opinion on New Film City in UP[]

After Yogi Adityanath announced a new film city in UP, Suresh Gupta said, "By the way, shooting of many films is going on in Lucknow. It is possible sometimes but not many films will be shot. Women feel safe in Mumbai. There are around 30 percent women associated with film industry in Mumbai. I doubt if the freedom to work day and night be available to them there?"^[24][25]

References[]

External links[]

• Suresh Shyamlal Gupta on Facebook
• Suresh S Gupta on Twitter
• Suresh Shyamlal Gupta on Instagram