New Delhi, August 20: Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien replied to Farhan Akhtar in response to his tweet highlighting the use of his image instead of Milkha Singh in a textbook in West Bengal. The Minister took to Twitter and said, "Thanks Farhan. In reference to the wrong picture of Milkha Singh, checked with Education Minister of State. He tells me it isn’t a textbook for government schools. Nor is it published by the government. Trying to track the private publishing company. They ought to correct the mistake in future editions."

The school textbook in West Bengal erroneously printed Farhan's picture from the movie in place of the real Milkha. Yes, that's what happened when one Twitter user pointed out the error. Bengal Textbook Uses Farhan Akhtar's Picture For Milkha Singh's; Actor Asks Minister of School Education to Replace It Immediately. Farhan even thanked Brien and said, "Tagged you since you take education very seriously."

Actor Farhan Akhtar played the role of former Olympian Milkha Singh in his biopic Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. The movie was the biggest hit of Farhan's career as a lead actor and he got widespread acclaim for the same.

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