A Punjabi flavour to local bodies polls in Coimbatore
The Hindu
Wearing a white turban to complement his white dhoti-shirt attire, H.S. Anand was seen pacing up and down at the Coimbatore Corporation West Zone office in R.S. Puram. “I’m filing papers to contest in
Wearing a white turban to complement his white dhoti-shirt attire, H.S. Anand was seen pacing up and down at the Coimbatore Corporation West Zone office in R.S. Puram.
“I’m filing papers to contest in Ward 71 (R.S. Puram) as I have lived 60 of the 64 years of my life in and around the area and want to serve these people,” he said.
Mr. Anand, known in the city as Tony Singh, said he was filing nomination as an independent. “If I’m elected on a party ticket and were to win, I’ll be forced to serve the party men more than the public. By being an independent, I don’t have that compulsion,” he explained.

Through perseverance, and even a form of doughtiness, Stella Maris college has made it to number two on eBird’s checklists leaders’ roll for Chennai in 2025. On December 27, around 2.15 p.m., when this edition was rushing with winged feet to the press, Stella Maris campus stood with 442 checklists for 2025, with only Adayaru Esturary ahead of it with 451 checklists.












