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PM to help Paudel secure place in Guinness World Records

PM to help Paudel secure place in Guinness World Records

By THT Online

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (second from left) poses for a photo with Krishna Prasad Paudel, who claims to be the shortest teacher alive, at his residence, in Baluwatar on Tuesday, March 22, 2017. Photo Courtesy: PM's Secretariat

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday assured that he would help Krishna Prasad Paudel, a teacher of Arghakhanchi district, write his name in the Guinness World Records as the shortest and least weighing teacher. Dahal assured so while Paudel held a meeting with him at the PM's residence in Baluwatar this morning. The Prime Minister also assured that he would help in Paudel's treatment and livelihood. The veteran teacher suffers from various ailments and is undergoing treatment in Kathmandu these days. Dahal said Paudel had a special capacity and the government would recognise it. The 63-year-old man from Rohotepani, Thulapokhara of Arghakhanchi district has spent 42 years of his life in teaching after he established a primary school in the locality. He weighs 42 kg currently.