PM was giving speeches every three days: PMO

Pachauri referred to a survey saying that news channels were focusing on politics, sports and entertainment which were aspects on which the PM had not talked too much.

He said that Singh preferred to talk about politics only on the floor of the house "but Parliament has not had enough chances for him to speak about what he wants to speak on the floor of the house".

"So that's why you are interested in politics, entertainment, sports and the Prime Minister has not spoken on these subjects," he said.

He said the kind of growth India witnessed was not seen ever by any multi-party democracy with a coalition government. He also said that in the last ten years, 140 million people had come out of poverty.

He said that the Prime Minister's Office, family and party had spoken on the issue related to the book and he did not have anything to add.

"I am not writing a book, I have been offered to write a book but I have declined," Pachauri said in response to a question.

Asked how much access a media advisor had to the PM, Pachauri said that he could go to Singh when he felt it was needed.

He was also asked if the central government had conducted any study on disparities in the country.

Pachauri said that though he could not recollect any such study by the Planning Commission, the equity market capitalisation of companies had tripled in the last ten years and the agricultural wages had shown a similar increase.