REVEALED: This is the Congress neta who says "Lekin PM toh party ke liye kaam karte hain" in The Accidental Prime Minister

Anupam Kher has revealed (citing popular demand) the identity of the politician who, while being portrayed in The Accidental Prime Minister, says to the story's narrator Akshaye Khanna that the Prime Minister works for the party (Congress). It's Rajya Sabha member and senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is also well known to be a close aide of Sonia Gandhi:  

Akshaye Khanna who plays Sanjaya Baru -- then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media advisor and author of the book The Accidental Prime Minister -- has the following exchange with Ahmed Patel:

Khanna (Baru): "PM ke liye Kaam karta hoon party ke liye nahi". (I work for the PM, not the party) 

Vipin Sharma (Ahmed Patel): "Lekin PM toh party ke liye kaam karte hain Baru". (But the PM works for the party right, Baru)

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The Accidental Prime Minister has created an intense buzz around the country for a number of reasons, ranging from the acting chops of Anupam Kher who portrays former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, to the political slugfest over the film, with the Congress alleging that facts have been distorted to portray the UPA-1 dispensation in a poor light, and the BJP hailing the film as a "Riveting tale of how a family held the country to ransom for 10 long years" and sharing the same to social media:

The Accidental Prime Minister is set to release on January 11.

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