In a controversial remark, Hardik Patel, the 22-year-old leader of the Patel quota stir, on Saturday advised a youth from the community to rather kill policemen than commit suicide. “If you have so much courage... Then go and kill a couple of policemen. <g data-gr-id="11">Patels</g> never commit suicide,” Hardik said in Surat, speaking to a local youth, Vipul Desai, who had announced that he would commit suicide in support of the agitation. Hardik visited Desai’s house on Saturday, accompanied by team of a local <g data-gr-id="12">news-channel</g>, which aired the conversation later. Desai told reporters later that Hardik advised him not to take his own life. “He gave me the advice that we are sons of Patels and we should kill two to three policemen rather than thinking of suicide,” Desai said.