Can an umbrella make a man rotate?

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Can an umbrella make a man rotate?

A stationary man standing on a circular platform that is free to rotate is holding an umbrella starts rotating it anticlockwise. The platform starts rotating clockwise due to conservation of angular momentum. Man also rotates clockwise along with the platform.