Pani Puri vendor Kumar HR, whose pushcart is stationed a stone’s throw away from Surya’s residence in Giri Nagar and is in the business for 30 years now, was taken by surprise at his sudden fame.

BENGALURU: Tejasvi Surya’s candidature announcement on Monday has made an unlikely celebrity of a man who runs a chaat shop. Pani Puri vendor Kumar HR, whose pushcart is stationed a stone’s ...