Hassan Al-Asiri poses for a selfi along with a Keralite friend during an iftar meet organized by the Jazan chapter of Overseas Indian Cultural Congress. (Right) Kerala Chief MInister Oomen Chandy. — Courtesy photo
JAZAN — A Saudi Arabian national, who is a look-alike of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, will be leaving for the southern Indian state of Kerala later this month to meet the Indian leader. It all began a month ago when someone posted the picture of Hassan Al-Asiri hailing from Jazan in the Kingdom on the social media. The photo went viral due to his likeness to Chandy. Soon, Al-Asiri was spotted by a few Keralites who showed him the picture of Chandy. An amused Al-Asiri expressed his desire to meet Chandy after he came to know of his picture going viral. A close aide of Chandy said that the chief minister was also amused when he was shown pictures of Al-Asiri. “The chief minister would be only glad to meet Al-Asiri if he wishes to come here to meet him (Chandy),” said the aide of Chandy. Al-Asiri is expected to arrive in Kerala after the ongoing holy month of Ramadan is over. Recently, a Chandy look-alike was also spotted in Canada.
