Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who among the followings were known as Amar, Akbar and Anthony of Indian politics ?

  1. Pranav Mukherjee, Gulam Nabi aazad and A K Antony

  2. Rajesh Pilot, Mufti Mohmmed Syed and Purno Sangma

  3. Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and Purno Sangma

  4. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Shah Nawaz Khan and A Raja

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Explanation

Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar, and Purno Sangma were collectively called the 'Amar, Akbar and Anthony' of Indian politics after they formed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in 1999 by splitting from the Congress. The reference is to the popular Bollywood film about three brothers of different religions.