Yogi lookalike 'lynched' in Unnao
The Free Press Journal|August 13, 2023
Remember Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav campaigning with a lookalike of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 2022 assembly election in Uttar Pradesh? Suresh Verma alias Yoddha, popularly known as ‘Duplicate Yogi’, died in Unnao district on Thursday.
Rashmi Sharma
Yogi lookalike 'lynched' in Unnao

Suresh’s death has sparked off a controversy with the Samajwadi Party chief demanding an investigation. Yadav said Suresh was lynched because he was start campaigner for his party.

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