"What's in a name?" Shakespeare had once asked.
If only he had known Hardik Shah, a Mumbai resident, who is the business head of Videogram, he would have sure agreed that there's a lot in a name.
Since the time Hardik Patel hit the news for demanding an Other Backward Cast (OBC) reservation for the Patel community in the state of Gujarat, Shah is having a tough time on Twitter.
People who have raising their voices on Twitter against Patel for the violence in Gujarat, are unfortunately sending their messages to the wrong Hardik.
@TimesNow@hardik patella if u r genuine indian and good human being don't divide India. Gujus r supposed to be economy drivers not goons
β Raj (@rk290471) August 28, 2015
@hardik another idiot of Gujarat .
β Tathagata Khastagir (@TathagataKhast1) August 28, 2015
To know the real face of HARDIK PATEL check his tweets from march 2014 @Hardik patel patidar.
He is an Aaptard man!
β Vikas Dhakane (@NaMoSupporter) August 28, 2015
@mksinha31@ndtv@ibnlive@TimesNow@hardik seriously pls black out such jerks. We have enuf crap served out..
β #ShreyasRao (@shreyasraotweet) August 28, 2015
Some also had a few requests:
@hardik abe saale monday ko college me chutti chahiye, mumbai me kuch kar be
β Amaltash (@amaltashd) August 28, 2015
Shah tried telling people that they got the wrong Hardik, but that didn't help much:
For one & all, I'm not Hardik Patel :)
β NOT Hardik PATEL (@hardik) August 25, 2015
May be you can connect me to Hardik Patel? I will send him all your messages. https://t.co/2FFvCkvOgp
β NOT Hardik PATEL (@hardik) August 27, 2015
Someone pls black out on Twitter too!! https://t.co/F9CxdXxu5N
β NOT Hardik PATEL (@hardik) August 28, 2015
Finally, Shah decided to change his display name.
Alright, change in the display name after a long long time. #hardikpatel#Not
β NOT Hardik PATEL (@hardik) August 27, 2015
But, that hasn't helped either.
Do kaudi k launde @hardik patel ko media ne hero bana diya .
β Shailesh Giri (@shaileshgiri711) August 27, 2015
Will the real Hardik Patel please stand up, on Twitter?
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