Ex-actor Naramalli Sivaprasad, who had already appeared in Parliament in costumes, chose Hitler's appearance to protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unwillingness to provide Andhra Pradesh with special economic assistance, The Guardian reported.
Sivaprasad had already appeared as a Hindu god, a Muslim cleric and in woman's clothes in order to grab attention during political debates, yet on Thursday he attended the session in a brown suit with a swastika armband and wearing a narrow moustaches and a distinctive splay haircut.
“I started as a soldier in the German army and earned great respect,” he said during the sitting, impersonating Hitler, “but I was greedy for power and as a result became responsible for World War II, which resulted in the death of several [tens of millions of] people and I also killed myself. My suggestion to Modi is not to go down that way.”
Indian Lawmaker Shows Up at Work in Hitler's Attire
When asked by the BBC why he chose Hitler's identity, Sivaprasad said: “Hitler never sought anyone's counsel and he did not work for the welfare of people.” He also suggested that it was necessary to show the similarities between Nazi dictator and PM Modi who won the 2014 elections with “great expectations and hopes his government cannot live up to.”
While Hitler's name in India does not carry the same painful associations as in…
