Hyderabad :The man, who slapped Trinamool Congress MP and Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee at a TMC rally in East Midnapore, was identified as Debashish Acharya , an active member of the ABVP and has direct linked with Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) supporter.

According to the reports, Acharya came in touch with ABVP in 2009-10 when he was a polytechnic student in North 24 Parganas district. After that, he went to Durgapur for his B Tech degree where he came in close relationship with the RSS.

According to the police interrogation videographed, Acharya said he was appointed zila pramukh of BJP's student wing, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyathi Parishad (ABVP), the last year and also admitted to have association with the RSS leadership in the East Midnapore district. .

Meanwhile, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) denied the allegations.