Tribhuvaneshwar Saran -- or T S -- Singh Deo is a most unusual politician. Apart from being Chhattisgarh's health minister, T S Baba -- as he is known in his assembly constituency Ambikapur -- is also the maharaja of Surguja.
He is also a man of rare passion, as you can see from these photographs when the 70 year old (he will be 71 on October 31) went skydiving in Canberra, Australia.
IMAGE: T S Singhdeo is thrilled to skydive. Photograph: Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter/PTI Photo
IMAGE: T S Baba before getting into the aircraft. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: T S Baba before taking the leap. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: And he takes the leap. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: The maharaja is airborne! Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: T S Baba takes an aerial view of Canberra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: It's selfie time high above the Australian capital. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: T S Baba flies high. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: It's time to descend now. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
IMAGE: Heading to terra firma. Photograph: Kind courtesy Screengrab/@TS_SinghDeo/Twitter
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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