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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsCovering himself with 1,055 lemons, Parshuram B Antaman, 31, aka Lemon Parshu marched from Gandhi Statue in Anand Rao Circle to Freedom Park as part of 66th Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday. Lemon Parshu, who has made it to the Limca Book of Records for eating 25 unpeeled lemons in five minutes and 55 seconds, demonstrated his skill by eating 10 lemons amid onlookers.However, accomplishing the record was not easy for Parshu, who hails from Kembhavi in Yadgir district. “I have been practising it ever since I was nine-years-old. At first, I did it for fun and ended up setting a record.” His mouth used to bleed earlier, but now, he is used to it. Further he said, “My family supports me. As I am not employed, I’m financially dependant on my brothers.” In late 2009, Parshu had marched from Vidhana Soudha to New Delhi to highlight the plight of flood victims.first published:August 16, 2012, 10:32 ISTlast updated:August 16, 2012, 10:32 IST
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Covering himself with 1,055 lemons, Parshuram B Antaman, 31, aka Lemon Parshu marched from Gandhi Statue in Anand Rao Circle to Freedom Park as part of 66th Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday. Lemon Parshu, who has made it to the Limca Book of Records for eating 25 unpeeled lemons in five minutes and 55 seconds, demonstrated his skill by eating 10 lemons amid onlookers.

However, accomplishing the record was not easy for Parshu, who hails from Kembhavi in Yadgir district. “I have been practising it ever since I was nine-years-old. At first, I did it for fun and ended up setting a record.” His mouth used to bleed earlier, but now, he is used to it. Further he said, “My family supports me. As I am not employed, I’m financially dependant on my brothers.” In late 2009, Parshu had marched from Vidhana Soudha to New Delhi to highlight the plight of flood victims.