TRS candidate S Madhusudhana Chary gives a shave to a customer. (Express photo) TRS candidate S Madhusudhana Chary gives a shave to a customer. (Express photo)

From making dosas to shovelling sand and helping people bathe, candidates are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters in poll-bound Telangana.

The trend started last week, with several TRS candidates —- up against the ‘Prajakutami’ forged by the Congress and TDP (Telangana) — deciding to “help out the hardworking common man on the street” as part of their door-to-door campaign.

Former Speaker S Madhusud-hana Chary started it off by insisting on giving a shave to a customer at a barber shop in Bhupalpalle, from where he is seeking re-election. S Shiva, his aide, said Chary’s supporters often invite him to their shops. “It is a good place to meet people,” he said.

This was followed by Telangana Youth Congress president Anil Kumar Yadav, who helped make dosas at a roadside stall in Hyderabad. As the photos went viral, more candidates joined in.

Mahbubnagar TRS candidate Srinivas Goud went a step further and joined construction workers, pouring concrete and shovelling sand. He then took to ironing clothes, and helped a tailor stitch cloth. “I also seek blessings from elderly people,” Goud said.

A Indra Karan Reddy, who is seeking re-election from Nirmal constituency, spent half an hour ironing shirts on Nirmal Road on Sunday. Koram Kanakaiah, who is seeking re-election from Yellandu constituency, helped men take a bath near community taps or wells by pouring water on them. Almost all the candidates have been bending down to seek blessings from elderly voters.

Photos and videos of TRS candidates are doing the rounds because the ‘Mahakutami’ is yet to announce its candidates. The TRS has already announced candidates for 105 seats. Candidates of the CPM and Bahujan Left Front, which did not join the alliance, are also campaigning. TPCC and TDP (Telangana) and CPI have formed an alliance, but the candidates are yet to be announced.

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