In an unprecedented incident of taking fandom or his ‘bhakti’ to another level, an educationist from Karnataka has got a tattoo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his back.
Basvaraj, a resident of Karnataka’s Raichur district, had to sit through a 15-hour-long process to get the entire tattoo on his back. As per media reports, Basvaraj got the tattoo to show his support to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign in the southern state.
The tattoo shows the entire face of PM Narendra Modi, wearing reading glasses and sporting a thick beard. However, it can cannot be substantiated with the tattoo is permanent or temporary.
During a BJP rally in the district, PM Modi had called out the tutor’s name and encouraged him to help the party win in the Karnataka assembly election.
As per NDTV new reports, Basvaraj said, “He mentioned me in his rally today and said I should help BJP win elections in the state. I will never forget this day”.
The Karnataka will go to polls for 224 seats on 12 May and the result will be declared on 15 May.