Clause celebre

Who coined the 8220;maut ke saudagar8221; expression used by Sonia Gandhi during her campaign speech in Gujarat has become the biggest controversy of the season. Nobody quite knows, but the grapevine has it that lyricist Javed Akhtar contributed it. Akhtar interacts with Sonia and has been in the forefront of anti-Modi campaigns. The wordsmith does not quite own up though. 8220;Modi has earned it through his actions. What is the need of my giving the title to him?8221; he asks. And there8217;s no help from other ranks8212;Congressmen refuse to comment on Akhtar8217;s involvement.