<p>One may have heard of candidates making tall promises and offering money and liquor to woo people to win elections. But a youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district tried to offer something different.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vinod Gautam, who planned to contest for the post of block development committee (BDC) member in the forthcoming panchayat elections in the state, allegedly tried to offer his tongue at a temple to “please” the divine power.<br /><br />According to reports, Gautam reached the temple at Sihamau village carrying a knife on Tuesday and allegedly tried to chop off his tongue before the ‘samadhi’ (tomb) of a ‘baba’. The priest Manoj Goswami said a portion of the tongue was found lying near the tomb. <br />The priest said there was not much rush at the temple when Gautam had arrived.<br /><br />“I did not pay any attention. He came to me and asked for a matchstick and went inside,” Goswami said.<br /><br />The priest grew suspicious after he did not come out of the temple after even 30 minutes.<br />“I found him lying in a pool of blood. He was in a semi-conscious state,” he added.<br /><br />Didn’t inform cops<br /><br />However, the priest did not inform police. Gautam regained conscious late on Tuesday night and was taken home by his family members, who arrived on getting the information.<br /><br /> His family members said Gautam was planning to contest for the BDC membership and had expressed a desire to “offer” a part of his body at the temple to “win” the polls.<br /><br />Obviously Gautam failed to realise that even if he won the polls, he would not be able to speak and for a politician nothing was more painful than losing the capability to deliver speech.<br /><br />Barely a few days ago, an outgoing village panchayat chief, who had vowed to remain a bachelor throughout his life, entered into wedlock after the seat was reserved for women, in an apparent bid to ensure that the post remained within the family.<br /></p>
<p>One may have heard of candidates making tall promises and offering money and liquor to woo people to win elections. But a youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district tried to offer something different.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vinod Gautam, who planned to contest for the post of block development committee (BDC) member in the forthcoming panchayat elections in the state, allegedly tried to offer his tongue at a temple to “please” the divine power.<br /><br />According to reports, Gautam reached the temple at Sihamau village carrying a knife on Tuesday and allegedly tried to chop off his tongue before the ‘samadhi’ (tomb) of a ‘baba’. The priest Manoj Goswami said a portion of the tongue was found lying near the tomb. <br />The priest said there was not much rush at the temple when Gautam had arrived.<br /><br />“I did not pay any attention. He came to me and asked for a matchstick and went inside,” Goswami said.<br /><br />The priest grew suspicious after he did not come out of the temple after even 30 minutes.<br />“I found him lying in a pool of blood. He was in a semi-conscious state,” he added.<br /><br />Didn’t inform cops<br /><br />However, the priest did not inform police. Gautam regained conscious late on Tuesday night and was taken home by his family members, who arrived on getting the information.<br /><br /> His family members said Gautam was planning to contest for the BDC membership and had expressed a desire to “offer” a part of his body at the temple to “win” the polls.<br /><br />Obviously Gautam failed to realise that even if he won the polls, he would not be able to speak and for a politician nothing was more painful than losing the capability to deliver speech.<br /><br />Barely a few days ago, an outgoing village panchayat chief, who had vowed to remain a bachelor throughout his life, entered into wedlock after the seat was reserved for women, in an apparent bid to ensure that the post remained within the family.<br /></p>