def activate(self,shell):
  self.shell = shell
  self.copy_selected()
  self.action = gtk.Action ('foo','bar','baz',None)
  self.activate_id = self.action.connect ('activate', self.call_bk_fn,self.shell)
  self.action_group = gtk.ActionGroup ('hot_key_action_group')
  self.action_group.add_action_with_accel (self.action, "<control>E")

  uim = shell.get_ui_manager ()
  uim.insert_action_group (self.action_group, 0)
  uim.ensure_update ()
def call_bk_fn():
                print('hello world')

I am using the above code in a plugin for Rhythmbox and here I am trying to register the key Ctrl+E so that the call_bk_fn gets called whenever the key combination is pressed but its not working.

Why is that so ?