Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Experimental reaction of with aniline and anhydrous does not give and -methylaniline.
Reason (R): The group of aniline becomes deactivating because of salt formation with anhydrous and hence yields -methyl aniline as the product.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :