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Padma Shri awardee S Damodaran is contesting as an independent candidate from Tiruchirappalli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While high-decibel campaigns by tall political leaders make headlines in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls, a Padma Shri awardee who is contesting as an independent candidate in the Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency is campaigning by interacting with vegetable vendors, making flower garlands and selling vegetables.<\/p>\n

S Damodaran, 62, who hails from Tiruchirappalli is contesting this election under the gas stove symbol, was seen seeking votes at the city’s Gandhi Market from people and vegetable vendors.<\/p>\n

“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,” Mr Damodaran said, speaking to ANI about his career.<\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu: Independent candidate from Trichy Lok Sabha seat Padma Shri S Damodaran indulges in making flower garland and sells vegetables as the part of Election Campaign pic.twitter.com\/9iARbrat1O<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speaking about his career in detail, Mr Damodaran said, “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.”<\/p>\n

Mr Damodaran shared that he started his social service at the age of 21 and had served during the tenure of nine prime ministers throughout his lifetime.<\/p>\n

“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 said.<\/p>\n

Speaking about his unique campaign, Domdaran said, “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.”<\/p>\n

On the important projects that he wants to push for in Tiruchirappalli if he is voted to power, Mr Damodaran said, “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.”<\/p>\n

The central government conferred the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Padma series of awards, on S Damodaran for his distinguished service in the field of social work.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n