Hardil Patel has become a household name today. There are about lakhs of people in attendance when he speaks. There are rallies and violence in Gujarat. This guy sparked that off.
Hardik, a former member of the Sardar Patel Group (SPG), a leading Patidar youth body, was axed from the post because the leader of the SPG, Lalji Patel, was not amenable to the idea of Hardik promoting his PAAS (Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti)
Even though Hardik claims that he’s not really into politics, his father is a BJP worker from Viramgam.
He likes to pose with guns. He claims that Sardar Patel is his role model.
He has given fiesty speeches, with statements like: If you do not give us our right, we will snatch it. Whoever will talk of Patel interests will rule over Patels.”
Hardik is modern in his protests: he uses his facebook page and whatsapp to spread the word. A modern revolution, indeed!
He’s an ardent AAP supporter.