No Comments, Says Manmohan Singh as BJP Calls The Accidental Prime Minister a ‘Riveting Tale’
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has refused to be drawn into the controversy over the film Accidental Prime Minister, which has sparked a row over the alleged distortion of facts.
The trailer of the film, which was released on Thursday, shows Singh as the victim of the inside politics in Congress ahead of the 2014 general elections, in which the party was reduced to a record low tally.
Some sections of the Congress have raised objections over the "incorrect presentation of facts" in the trailer, while the BJP has praised it as presentation of “riveting tale of how a family held the country to ransom for 10 long years”.
But the former PM chose to maintain silence. When asked by reporters for his take on the trailer as he was going to the Congress headquarters in the national capital to attend the party’s foundation day, all he offered in response was “no comments”.
Others in the party, however, have not shied from taking on the Anupam Kher-starrer, with spokesperson Randeep Surjewala calling it a part of fake propaganda by the BJP ahead of the 2019 general elections.