The biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "hagiography", which treats the subject with undue reverence, and its public screening during poll campaign will "tilt the electoral balance", the Election Commission (EC) has told the Supreme Court, while opposing the release of the movie starring Vivek Oberoi, before the polls end on May 19.

In its 20-page report submitted to the apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the poll panel said that the biopic "produces a political environment where an individual acquired cult status" and its public screening during the period when model code of conduct is in operation, would favour a particular political party.