Gujarat elections: Sex CD goes viral, allegation is it features Hardik Patel

With the Gujarat elections just around the corner, a "sex CD" has gone viral on social media.

News reports said the CD showed "intimate moments" between a man and a woman.

The allegation -- which has not been proved -- is that the man in the video is Hardik Patel, the leader of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS).

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Patel reacted to the allegation, tweeting:

"This is the beginning of dirty politics. Defame me, it will not make a difference," he said.

"But the women of Gujarat are being insulted," he added.

A prophecy foretold

The interesting thing is Hardik had foretold -- on November 10 -- the release of the sex CD.

Hardik had said then that the BJP would be responsible, and that they would do so for electoral gain.

"The BJP has prepared a doctored sex CD to defame me and it will be released just before the election. What else can one expect from the BJP? So just wait, watch and enjoy," Hardik had said then.

When he was asked how he knew about the CD, Hardik had said, "This is typical of the BJP."

The Patidar agitation

Patel had led the massive Patidar agitation in the state in 2015.

The Patidars had been asking for reservations for the community in government jobs and educational institutions.

The Congress has since been courting Patel, who has said that he will work towards beating the BJP in the upcoming Gujarat elections.

Not the first time

This is not the first time an attempt has been made to defame Patel.

A sex CD was released in 2015 also, with exactly the same allegation -- that it was Hardik in the video.