Patel traces his roots to Bhadran village in Gujarat’s Anand district, from where his family migrated to Uganda 70 to 80 years ago, his community members told the news agency PTI on Friday.
Leaders of the Patidar community said all close family members of Patel are settled in foreign countries. They sold their ancestral houses in Bhadran once they shifted to Africa. Chh Gam Patidar Mandal, an organisation of the community in Anand, reportedly maintained the `vanshavali’ (family tree) of its members, which included Kash Patel’s father Pramod and his brothers and grandfather.
However, Kash Patel’s name was yet to be added to the family tree, according to Anand District BJP president Rajesh Patel, but the entry of 18 generations of his family has been recorded.
“As per our records, the family used to live in Moti Khadki area of Bhadran village and they migrated to Uganda some 70 to 80 years ago. The family sold their ancestral house and land and all of his relatives are settled in foreign countries, especially in the USA,” Rajesh Patel told PTI.
“Now, when a family member of Kash comes back to India we will seek their permission to record their next generation’s names, including his own name, in the vanshavali,” he added. “We have not met Kash Patel as the family has not visited Anand in recent years. But many in our community know them as Patidar is a close-knit community.”
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