CHENNAI: Actor Mansoor Ali Khan, candidate of Nam-Tamizhar party of actor-activist Seeman, has been undertaking his campaign in a unique way and attracts constant attention from not just the public around but also the various TV channel crews.
He polished footwear at one place, made tea in a teashop in another place, cooked parottas in another wayside eatery and today, he made lemon sherbat at another shop causing traffic block.
Mansoor is contesting from the Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency in the State. He is pitted against DMK’s P. Velusamy and PMK’s K. Jyothi. He had contested the 1999 general elections from the defunct Periyakulam constituency for Puthiya Thamizhagam, where he secured close to one lakh votes.
Unlike other ‘star’ candidates, Mansoor tries to fit into the shoes of a common man. He roams around Dindigul on a bicycle, campaigning for his party. In the midst of his campaign, he suddenly stops his cycle near a street and starts sweeping it with ‘Swachh’ alacrity.
Recently, while campaigning in an open jeep, he gleefully received a meal provided by one of the villagers, who appear to be his fans and while munching, he advises his party colleague who took the mike from him, to “reprimand their political adversaries with love.”
At Moonjikkal village near Kodaikanal, he steps into a small eatery shop and helps the women there to grind masala. He also makes parottas in a hotel and serves them to the customers. No sooner he steps in than people rush to him for selfies.
