Not our mistake: Derek to Farhan on Milkha blooper

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said on Monday that the Bengali book in which actor Farhan Akhtar had pointed out a blooper was neither a part of the government school curriculum nor was it published by the state. He further assured Akhtar that efforts are being made to track the publishing company that had printed the book.

"Thanks Farhan. Ref the wrong pic of Milkha Singh. Checked with Education minister of state. He tells me it isn't a textbook for government schools. Nor is it published by government," O'Brien tweeted.

The Trinamool MP further tweeted: "Trying to track the private publishing company. They ought to correct the mistake in future editions."

The actor too was prompt enough to thank O'Brien for his response. "Appreciate your response. Tagged you since you take education very seriously," he tweeted.

On Sunday, Akhtar had pointed out an error in a Bengali book that had depicted him as legendary athlete Milkha Singh. He had tweeted urging state Education minister Partha Chatterjee to request the publisher to recall and replace this book.

The 44-year-old actor, who played the role of Milkha Singh in the 2013 biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, took to Twitter to point out that a still from the film had been incorrectly used in the book instead of the athlete's photo.

It may be mentioned that Milkha Singh, known as 'The Flying Sikh' was the first Indian to win an individual athletics gold medal at Commonwealth Games in 1958.

Akhtar received critical acclaim and accolades for his performance and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag bagged two National Awards in Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Choreography categories.