Aggarwal was bestowed with the title for “fooling” the electorate and help add to the numbers of the Murkh Society through his “foolish” political ways.

“It is election time and this is our satirical way of reminding politicians that manner in which they conduct themselves 365 days a year, no matter how hard they try to portray themselves,” says R P Gupta, founder of the Antarrashtriya Murkh Maha Sammelan.

The sammelan is organised every year after Holi and has earlier conferred the honour on Congress politicians Ram Babu Sharma, Narender Nath, Mangat Ram Singhal and Yoganand Shastri.

“Holi is a festival of fun and pranks and taking digs at each other is just an extension of the tradition,” Gupta says. He adds that the organisation has branches all over the country and in Russia too.

While nominations are usually invited from members of the organisation, non-members, too, are welcome to send in their recommendations. The winner is selected unanimously, garlanded with cans, crowned with a jester’s cap and then given a donkey ride.