Anupam Kher starrer The Accidental Prime Minister has now been officially banned in Madhya Pradesh, where Congress is the dominant party. When the trailer of the film was released on Thursday, it faced a lot of backlash from the members of Congress as they pointed out that the film gives "incorrect presentation of facts". Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala called the film to be a fake propaganda by the BJP ahead of the 2019 general elections, but former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is yet to comment on the same. Is 'The Accidental Prime Minister' Secret Weapon of BJP For 2019 Lok Sabha Elections? Party Promotes Trailer on Twitter.

"If the said movie is released without prior screening for our office bearers and without making necessary changes recommended by us that we find out after viewing the movie it will be understood that you are doing this deliberately and we have other options open to stop the screening of the same across India," the Congress unit said in its letter.

When Anupam Kher was questioned about the controversy that might surround the plot of the film, ahead of the release of its trailer, he said, "There will be different kind of interpretations and one can have their own interpretation. People release patriotic films during Independence Day or Republic Day. This is a political film and we would like to release it in the election time. What is the problem in that?" The actor is yet to react to the film being banned in MP. More details awaited.

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