Prime Minister Office today dismissed the allegations against Dr. Manmohan Singh of being a weak Prime Minister, saying that economic data shows unprecedented development in the last decade which would have been impossible if he had been weak.

Citing the economic data with respect to various sectors, the PMO said, UPA government has been working continuously as GDP and Per Capita Income has grown three times in the last ten years.

Talking to reporters in New Delhi, PM's Communications Adviser Pankaj Pachauri countered the perception that Dr. Singh remained silent during the period.

He said, the Prime Minister delivered around 1,198 speeches and a number of press releases were issued on economy, development, agriculture, science and education.

Referring to a survey, Pachauri said, news channels were focusing on politics, sports and entertainment which were aspects on which the PM had not talked too much. He said that Prime Minister preferred to talk about politics only on the floor of the House but Parliament has not had enough chances for him to speak.

His comments came against the backdrop of contention by the PM's former Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru in his book that Dr. Singh had been defanged by the Congress party in his second term.