Poster in Surat claims Ahmed Patel to be made 'Wazir-e-Alam' of Gujarat, Cong leader calls it fake

A poster has emerged in Surat just couple of days before the first phase of Gujarat elections in support of Congress. It urges Muslims to unite and give vote to the Congress party, so that senior leader 

Ahmed Patel can become the 'Wazir-e-Alam' of Gujarat. So essentially, the poster claims that Ahmed Patel can be the Chief Minister of the state. 

As soon as the news broke, Ahmed Patel issued a clarification on Twitter. He said that it's a fake poster and he doesn't have any aspiration of becoming the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He also blamed BJP for trying to mislead people. He tweeted, " Putting up fake posters and orchestrating a rumour campaign shows the utter desperation of the BJP. Fearing defeat, do they have to rely on such dirty tricks? I have never ever been a candidate for CM and will never, ever be."

Poster seen in Surat calling for Muslims to unite and support Congress for Ahmed Patel to be made 'Wazir e Alam' of Gujarat pic.twitter.com/W2w3GBLQT9

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Analysing the reason behind the 'fake poster', Ahmed Patel said, "The moot issue is that BJP is trying very, very hard to divert the narrative from its performance of last 22 years to a divisive agenda. Hence their reliance on lies & propaganda.But people of Gujarat have made up their mind this time". 

Earlier in August this year, there was massive controversy when Ahmed Patel was re-elected for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. BJP candidate gave him a close fight. The case is still pending in the High Court.