mumbai shes got diplomas in naturopathy homoeopathy and tailoring certificates for classical sangeet and nutritionthe resume of newly elected congress corporator from mulund avtar kaur sokhi is quite extensive ms sokhi even claims to be a doctor but ask her the full form of mdh or msc emblazoned in bold capitals in her resume and you draw a blank i cant remember it offhand youve asked for this information at such short notice she says while educational qualification is not an eligibility criterion for corporators it is a touchy subject with many of them this is not suprising given that many have not even cleared the ssc exam newlyelected shiv sena corporator chitra sangle from saki naka ward no 175 has only passed the seventh standard her husband somnath sangle jumps to her defence politics madhe education naahin raahat education does not matter in politics didnt vasant dada patil become chief minister although he had only studied up to the seventh standard he says adding that politics is all about experience can ms sangle a newcomer in politics understand complicated issues like the civic budget mr sangle answers for herthe budget is published in marathi and she can read and write moreover i am always there to help her he is the outgoing corporator from an adjacent ward veluswamy naidu congress from govandi has studied up to the ninth standard he admits that education is a must in todays world but adds that he can manage well enough with his educational qualifications he was elected as a corporator in 1992 as well and claims he has the required political experience the shiv senas prakash chalke the corporator from sewri has also studied up to the ninth standard but he claims that he has more than enough education to see him through given that his mentor mla dagdu sakpal had only passed the fourth standard he says that to be an efficient corporator one should have sound knowledge of issues at the grassroots level more importantly one should have insaaniyat human values the oldest of five siblings mr chalke says he had to stop studying and begin working because his father who was the only earning member of the family received a very meagre salary but he has vowed to study books on the bmc and is already going through a marathi booklet on the role and duty of corporators provided to him by the bmc after his election then there is sena corporator tukaram nikam of vile parle ward no 90 who is only saatvi pass passed the seventh class but he maintains that this will not hinder his performance in any way as long as you are sincere nothing can stop you from serving the people he says