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Having very little to offer in terms of bytes to TV channels nowadays, publicity hungry Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is doing the next best thing8212;accepting invitations from entertainment channels to be guest on their shows. Having recently appeared on a show called Begum on 9X, Lalu is now set to make an appearance on Shah Rukh Khan-anchored Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain on Star Plus. Rail Bhavan sources said that since Lalu was not available on days when SRK was scheduled to shoot, a special shooting of the show will be organised in Mumbai on May 29. However, Lalu has made it clear that he will not play as a contestant on the show. Clearly, he doesn8217;t want to say, 8220;Main panchvi pass se tez nahin hoon.8221;