A central directorate has said government advertisements are "approved' by the United Progressive Alliance chairperson's office besides that of the prime minister, prompting the Opposition to cite this as evidence of its claim that Sonia Gandhi was involved in the government's day-to-day running, the Telegraph reports.

In reply to an Right To Information question, the directorate of audio visual publicity, which functions under the Union information and broadcasting ministry, said, DAVP is the nodal agency of the Government of India and releases advertisements to the newspapers/periodicals on behalf of various ministries/departments. The designs of the advertisements are sent by the concerned client ministries/departments after due approval from the PMO and the office of the UPA chairperson.

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RTI activist P.G. Sunil Kumar, who hails from Keralas Ernakulam district, had sought the information.