Voting in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections began earlier this month, and since then, the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gujarati counterpart—a pani puri vendor—has gone viral.
Locals in Anand, Gujarat call Anil Bhai Thakkar, the owner of the Tulsi Pani Puri center, PM Modi because of the Prime Minister’s resemblance in appearance and side profile.
His white beard and hairstyle complement PM Modi’s.
Mr Thakkar is originally from Junagadh and he has been selling chat ‘Tulsi Pani Puri Centre’ since he was 18.
The 71-year-old says that customers often get selfies clicked with him because of his looks. “I get a lot of love and respect from both the locals and the tourists because of my resemblance with PM Modi,” he said.
Mr Thakkar said he is deeply inspired by the Prime Minister’s values and just like his emphasis on cleanliness, he also keeps his stall impeccably clean.
Mr Thakkar is not the only doppelganger of PM Modi. Vikas Mahante – who is from Mumbai’s Malad – also has uncanny resemblance with the Prime Minister.
Earlier this year, a video showing him playing garbha was mistaken as PM Modi’s deepfake.
At first, there were doubts about the video’s veracity and conjecture that it might be a deepfake. But Vikas Mahante later made it clear that he was the one portraying Garbha in the video.
Mr. Mahante, a crowd-pleaser in his own right, claims to be a supporter of PM Modi and his style of governance.
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