India News | Video of Gujarat Education Minister's Swordplay Display Goes Viral

Bhavnagar, Nov 9 (PTI) A video showing Gujarat Education Minister Jitubhai Vaghani's swordplay skills went viral on social media on Tuesday.

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In the one-minute video, Vaghani is seen performing sword maneuvers in front of the media and local people at his village Nana Surka in Sihor taluka of Bhavnagar district.

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Artistic and synchronized swordplay is a common feature of religious and social events in the Saurashtra region.

The video was shot by a local person on November 7 when Vaghani visited his village for the first time after becoming a cabinet minister and received a grand welcome as he rode around the village in a bullock cart.

A group of girls from the village gave a demonstration of swordplay, which prompted the minister to give it a try.

He first showed some moves with a single sword and then with swords in both the hands.

The MLA from Bhavnagar-West had been Gujarat BJP president earlier.

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