Who is he? Gujarat's Hitler, asks man who slapped Hardik Patel

Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped by an unidentified man while addressing a poll rally in Gujarat's Surendranagar district. The man who slapped Patel, identified as Tarun Gajja, has given the reasons behind taking this step.

Surendranagar (Gujarat):The man who slapped Hardik Patel at a rally in Surendranagar, Gujarat has been identified as Tarun Gajjar.

While speaking to a news agency about the incident and reason behind taking the step, he said, "My wife was pregnant when Patidar agitation happened, she was undergoing treatment at a hospital, I had faced problems then, I had decided then, I'll hit this man. I had to teach him a lesson anyhow".

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He further added, "Then again during his rally in Ahmedabad when I had gone to get medicine for my child, everything was shut down. He shuts down the roads; he shuts down Gujarat whenever he wants to, What is he? Gujarat's hitler." The incident took place while Patel was addressing a rally in Gujarat's Surendranagar on Friday.