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Here's some sigh of relief for everyone associated with The Accidental Prime Minister, a biopic on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The single bench of Delhi High Court has refused to entertain the plea demanding a ban on the trailer of this Anupam Kher starrer. The petitioner, who alleges that the film maligns and twists' the image of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was asked by the court to go to the division bench, suggests the ANI report.

For those unaware, the petitioner in his statement aginst The Accidental Prime Minister also alleged that the trailer was jepopardising foreign relations with other countries, and affecting the "sovereignty and integrity of India." As per reports in India Today, the plea also mentions how the trailer is in violation of Rule 38 of the Cinematography Act and depicts living people such as Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh without their consent. ALSO READ: The Accidental Prime Minister controversy: Petitioner says film made to brainwash people ahead of elections

Single bench of the Delhi High Court refuses to entertain the plea seeking ban on the trailer of the movie 'The Accidental Prime Minister. Court asks the petitioner to go to the division bench. — ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2019

Also, there was considerable backlash from Congress, with many party members stating that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is using the feature to malign Congress ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. However, Congress later issued a gag order to its party members, asking them not to speak on the film till further notice.

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