Video: Man Throws Haldi At Maharashtra Minister, Warns Chief Minister

The man, identified as Shekhar Bangale, told the media later that he did it to draw the government's attention to the issues faced by his community.

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil was sprayed with haldi, or turmeric powder, today when he was meeting with members of a community demanding reservation.

A video of the incident showed two men from the Dhangar (shepherd) community standing on either side of the minister while he was reading a letter handed to him by them, when suddenly one of them pulled out turmeric powder from his pocket and poured it over the minister's head. Mr Patil's aides then grabbed the man, threw him to the ground, and kicked and punched him while he shouted about the reservation issue in Marathi, the video shows.

The incident took place at the government rest house in Solapur district.