Hyderabad, Feb. 8 -- As the media advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Sanjaya Baru has been critical about the centralisation of power in the Congress, especially as the party is up against the relentless Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Vocal in his statements, Baru is popular for writing the book "The Accidental Prime Minister" on Singh's tenure in the top post of the country. The book became controversial for suggesting that Singh did not always wield full political authority and that major decisions were shaped by Congress leadership outside government, widely believed to point to then party president Sonia Gandhi.

Beyond the narrative, though, Singh is widely regarded for leading India's economic reforms in 1991, strength...