Hardik Patel become ‘Crorpati’ after laundering the movement

TIL Desk/National/Ahamdeabad-Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel used the agitation as a tool to satisfy his ambition to emerge as a leader and has become a ‘crorepati’ (millionaire) within one year of launching the movement, two of his former aides have claimed.

Hardik’s former close associates — Chirag Patel and Ketan Patel — have levelled these allegations against him in an open letter addressed to him, indicating fissures in the agitation launched by Patidars to seek OBC status and qualify for reservation in government jobs and education in Gujarat.

In the letter, Chirag and Ketan alleged that the 23-year-old Hardik has become a crorepati within one year of launching the Patel quota agitation.The two, core members of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, which started the movement under the leadership of Hardik, on Tuesday made the letter public. ‘Your ambition to become a leader, selfishness and urge to be wealthy has caused huge damage to the community as well as to our agitation,’ alleged the PAAS leaders.