'The Accidental Prime Minister' row: Punjab government may ban the film for tarnishing image of Manmohan Singh

In a major move over the controversial movie ‘The Accidental Prime Minister,’ Punjab government is moving ahead to ban the film from releasing in the state.

The movie is a political biopic which depicts former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and the movie is based on a book which has the same title and is authored by Sanjaya Baru, who was the media advisor to the Dr Singh from 2004-09.

There were reports in the media that the Congress led government in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will also move ahead to ban the film but Chief Minister Kamal Nath had cleared the air stating that the movie will release in the state and no ban of any kind or censoring would be done and the same went with the Rajasthan.

But, in Punjab, Chief Minister Capt. Amrinder Singh is on the verge to ban the film in the state as the government suggests that the movie is portraying former PM Manmohan Singh in a bad light and is tarnishing his image.