Media Advisor Pankaj Pachauri says Sanjay Baru misusing privileged position

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media advisor Pankaj Pachauri on Friday dismissed the PM's former media adviser Sanjay Baru's book named 'Manmohan Singh

A statement released by the Prime Minister's Office, Pachauri said, "It is an attempt to misuse a privileged position and access to high office to gain credibility and to apparently exploit it for commercial gain. The commentary smacks of fiction and coloured views of a former adviser."

The statement recalled that the question about comments of the former media adviser was raised by senior editors when they met the Prime Minister in October last year. His answer was "- Do not believe all he is saying.