In Pics: Emmanuel Macron, Arvind Kejriwal to Sharad Pawar, politicians attacked by public

It is not easy to get close to these powerful personalities as they are always surrounded by armed guards. However, there are times when some people managed to sneak through their security apparatus and assault them. Here we take a look at some sad and unfortunate incidents where famous politicians from around the world faced heat from the public.

French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped across the face by a bystander during a trip to southeast France in a security scare on the second stop of a nationwide tour. Images on social media and broadcast on the BFM news channel showed Macron approach a barrier to greet voters, where a long-haired man in a green t-shirt took hold of his elbow and then slapped him. Credit: Reuters Photo

During the Lok Sabha election campaigns of 2014, AAP supremo Kejriwal was slapped not one, not two, but three times in separate public meetings in Delhi and Haryana. Apart from the slap, he has also seen people hurling eggs, ink and throwing punches. Credit: PTI Photo

Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi grabbed world headlines in 2008 when he hurled his shoe at then US president George W. Bush, the man who ordered the 2001 invasion of his homeland. Bush dodged the flying footwear and later joked in his memoirs,

In 2019, Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped by a man while he was addressing a poll rally in a village in Surendranagar, Gujarat. Credit: PTI Photo

In yet another incident, a person slapped NCP chief Sharad Pawar which was captured on camera. The person was identified as Arvinder Singh alias Harvinder Singh and was arrested in 2011 but he disappeared during the course of trial following which he was declared a 'proclaimed offender' by the Patiala House Court on March 29, 2014. Credit: PTI Photo

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed while campaigning in the 2018 election. While Bolsonaro quickly recovered, his attacker -- who said he was

YSR Congress Party President YS Jaganmohan Reddy was stabbed at Visakhapatnam Airport in 2018. Reddy was provided first aid at the airport lounge. Credit: PTI Photo

Ex-Italy premier Silvia Berlusconi was not so lucky. He lost half a litre of blood when he was attacked in Milan with a metal replica of its cathedral in 2009 after a rally. The billionaire, 73 at the time, lost two teeth and had his nose broken, forcing him to spend long periods with his dentist and cosmetic surgeon. Credit: Reuters Photo

A journalist hurled a shoe at the then Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram to protest against the clean chit given by the CBI to Congress leader HKL Bhagat and a Congress ticket to Sajjan Kumar in April 2009. Credit: PTI Photo

Nigel Farage, the populist British politician who helped lead the campaign for Brexit, had a banana and salted caramel milkshake poured over him while electioneering in 2019 in one of a string of