Coimbatore: Noor Mohammed from Sundarapuram in Coimbatore has contested 28 times in elections.
Coimbatore: A familiar friendly face from Sundarapuram, renowned in electoral circles reappeared at the Coimbatore District Revenue Office today to file nomination papers for the 29th time in his life.
Clad in a yellow turban that symbolised in his own words an auspicious colour for the occasion, Noor Mohammed from Sundarapuram in Coimbatore walked into the office with folded hands, greeting officials to file his nomination papers.
A walk down memory lane with Noor Mohammed unfolds age-old electoral anecdotes which feature his contest against the late TN Chief Minister J Jayalalitha in the Andipatti constituency. His hunting grounds include constituencies like Tiruchirapalli, Thuruvannur, Madurai, Sathankulam, Thiruchendur, Thirumangalam and R K Puram.
He had earlier contested in Pollachi too. Till date, having reaped 5000 votes, Noor Mohammed confidently says he will continue to contest as a candidate in all future elections too.