Ever since it hit headlines, the book, The Accidental Prime Minister, ex-media advisor to Dr Manmohan Singh, Sanjaya Baru's account of his tenure with the PM during UPA-1 has opened a can of worms, and ruffled many feathers especially within the ruling government. In an email interview Baru speaks of his time during UPA-1 and his thoughts on the man in the hot seat, albeit in a measured way.

In this photograph taken on June 25, 2013 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) looks on as Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi gestures during the foundation stone lying ceremony of hydro power project in Kishtwar district of Jammu. A tell-all book by an ex-aide to India's PM Manmohan Singh depicting him as a powerless political puppet hit bookstores this April 12, 2014, stirring new controversy in the midst of a bitterly fought election. AFP Photo/Files