New Delhi,UPDATED: Sep 9, 2023 13:28 IST
Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur, Babu Jandel, celebrated his birthday on Friday in a peculiar method. Refusing to just accept the customary garlands supplied by his supporters, Babu Jandel opted for a extra unconventional method, adorning a dwell snake round his neck.
A video of the incident went viral on social media, the place Babu Jandel might be seen comfortably greeting his supporters, with a black snake coiled round his neck.
Talking to the media, Babu Jandel mentioned, “I have a good time my birthday with simplicity. Animals are like my associates. There is an evening jasmine plant in my yard and snakes usually come by. A snake represents Lord Shiva, so I wrapped it round my neck on the event of my birthday as a type of my devotion to the deity.”
Among the gang of supporters gathered at his home on his birthday, was a snake charmer as nicely. Jandel took the snake out of the field after which put it round his neck.
In one other clip, he might be seen refusing to put on the garlands, and as an alternative providing them again to his supporters.
The Congress chief stays a subject of debate within the political and administrative circles as a result of his unusual statements and demonstrations.
Recently, he tore his kurta and protested within the MP meeting on the problem of floods. In November final yr, he climbed an electrical pole to revive energy provide.
He has additionally made headlines as a singer and typically as a dancer at spiritual and cultural programmes.
With inputs from Khemraj Dubey
