Battle on for shortest tale ...
NZPA-AFP New Delhi India’s shortest man, Gul Muhammed, all 63cm of him, is fighting for the title of the world’s smallest man and a mention in the “Guinness Book of World Records.” The 32-year-old sweetmeat seller has challenged the Dominican Republic’s record holder, known as Thia, to a height contest to settle the matter — he disputes Thia’s claim that he measures just 55cm in height. “Let us see who tells taller tales,” Mr Muhammed said. In the squalid back streets of the capital’s walled city, Mr Muhammed earns less than five rupees (about 70c) a day selling homemade sweets, but he would like to use his new celebrity status to get into Bombay’s film industry. Mr Muhammed rides on other peoples’ shoulders to negotiate stairs in his house. His aunt combs his hair and bathes him because his hands are too tiny to hold a comb or even carry the weight of a water-filled mug, family members say. His uncle, Manzoor Hussain, said he was born normal but stopped growing soon after.
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Press, 12 October 1988, Page 10
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