coimbatore h s anand aka tony singh who is contesting as an independent candidate from ward 71 of the city corporation started doortodoor canvassing on wednesdaythe 64yearold man a proud member of the rs purambased sikh community has been allotted lantern symbolanand had moved to the city when he was just four years old with his father who started a business here not only does he speak chaste tamil he can also belt out kollywood numbers from mgr and sivaji ganesan moviesmy soul belongs to the city which is my home i love the great tamil culture and tradition i want to take up issues faced by the residents and solve them anand told toi i took part in the jallikattu protest which shook the state a few years ago and was arrested a couple of times i am now a part of the district jallikattu committeepeople in the ward know him well as he has been involved in social activities such as conducting eye and blood donation camps anand said i distributed food to 10000 people during the lockdown i also handed out one lakh masksresidents of ward 71 deserve better parking facilities roads drinking water and sewerage as i am an independent candidate no party can control me i will work for the betterment of society he added