WB-MOVIE-PROTEST

Youth Congress activists on

Friday staged protests outside a movie halls here against the

screening of the film "The Accidental Prime Minister" which is

based on the tenure of former PM Manmohan Singh.

However, the West Bengal Congress disapproved the

action and said the party would never "oppose freedom of

speech", which it values deeply as part of its ideology.

Youth Congress activists staged a protest outside a

movie hall here and burnt posters of the film. They also

raised slogans against the actors and the producer of the

film.

The film, which was released today, features actor

Anupam Kher as former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The film

is based on Singh's then media adviser Sanjaya Barus 2014

memoir of the same name and details Singhs relationship with

the Congress partys Gandhi family.

"This is nothing but a propaganda film to show former

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress party in poor

light. We condemn it," a youth Congress activist said.

However, the West Bengal Congress unit in a statement

disapproved their actions.

"The official stand of the Indian National Congress on

the 'Accidental Prime Minister' is that we have nothing to do

with it. Our president Rahul Gandhi has instructed us that we

as a party will never oppose freedom of speech, which we value

deeply, as part of our ideology.

"In the recent years, we have fallen victim to

propaganda and we firmly believe that the people who watch the

movie will see through the vile propaganda at play," the state

unit of the Congress said in a statement.