Congress stops screening of 'The Accidental Prime Minister'

Panjab, January 11: The biopic of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh The Accidental Prime minister is arrived in theaters. On Friday, screening of The Accidental Prime Minister was stopped at a multiplex in Punjab s Ludhiana following protests by Congress party activists.

The activists held a protest outside the Pavilion Mall, following which the multiplex management did not start the show to prevent untoward incidents. When the Congress protest took place, local police and officials of administration were present. The film was, however, screened in multiplexes in Chandigarh, around 130 km away from Ludhiana.

The Accidental Prime Minister is based on a book with the same title written by Sanjaya Baru, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh s media advisor. Actor Anupam Kher plays the role of Manmohan Singh, Suzanne Bernert that of Sonia Gandhi and Arjun Mathur of Rahul Gandhi.