The man, who hails from Tiruchirappalli is contesting this election underneath the gasoline range image, was seen in search of votes on the metropolis’s Gandhi Market from individuals and vegetable distributors.
While high-decibel campaigns by tall political leaders make headlines within the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls, a Padma Shri awardee who is contesting as an impartial candidate within the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency is campaigning by interacting with vegetable distributors, making flower garlands and selling vegetables.
S Damodaran, 62, who hails from Tiruchirappalli is contesting this election underneath the gasoline range image, was seen in search of votes on the metropolis’s Gandhi Market from individuals and vegetable distributors.
#WATCH | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu: Independent candidate from Trichy Lok Sabha seat Padma Shri S Damodaran indulges in making flower garland and sells vegetables because the a part of Election Campaign pic.twitter.com/9iARbrat1O
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“I am an Independent candidate from Trichy constituency. I am the son of the soil. I belong to Trichy city. I have been working in the sanitation centre as Associate Service volunteer for more than 40 years. I started my career at the age of 21. Now I am 62. At the age of 60, I got the Padma Shree award from then President of India Ram Nath Kovind for my work in the sanitation sector,” Damodaran mentioned, chatting with ANI about his profession.
Speaking about his profession intimately, Damodaran mentioned, “I have been working in the sanitation centre as Associate Service volunteer for more than 40 years. I started my career at the age of 21. Now I am 62. At the age of 60, I got the Padma Shree award from then President of India Ram Nath Kovind I was involved in providing access to water and sanitation facilities in rural and urban areas.”
Damodaran shared that he began his social service on the age of 21 and had served throughout the tenure of 9 prime ministers all through his lifetime.
“I started my social service at the age of 21, when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India. I have come across nine prime ministers in my lifetime. I worked under all centrally sponsored rural sanitation programmes and made every village a role model village,” he mentioned.
Speaking about his distinctive marketing campaign, Domdaran mentioned, “Today I have started my campaign in the Gandhi Market area, which falls under my parliamentary constituency. I am getting wonderful reception wherever I go.”
On the essential tasks that he desires to push for in Tiruchirappalli if he is voted to energy, Damodaran mentioned, “We need to work to make Trichy a clean and green city. People are demanding a Ring Road for the city as it is centrally located and many buses and transport vehicles are crossing Trichy…We are also working on flyovers at important areas in Trichy City.”
The central authorities conferred the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award within the Padma collection of awards, on S Damodaran for his distinguished service within the area of social work.
The award was in recognition of his service as a “social worker who has dedicated his life to sanitation promotion in villages and slums in South India.”
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA workers and is printed from ANI)
