Can you pull a 328-ton train? Rathakrishnan Velu can. Not with hands, by his strong teeth.
He is commonly called “Raja Gigi” or “Teeth King” for his strong teeth. Last thursday (Aug 30), Rathakrishnan succeeded in breaking his previous record made in 2003, setting a new record of 297.1 tonnes (327.50 U.S. tons) pulled over 2.8m (9.1ft) at a railway station in Kuala Lumpur. He had dragged a 260.8-metric-ton (287.48 U.S. tons) train over 4.2 meters (13 feet, 9.3 inches) on Oct. 18, 2003.
Rathakrishnan is a strict vegetarian ethnic Indian. He told that he runs at least 25 kilometers (15.53 miles), lifts bars up to 250 kilograms (551.15 pounds) and does jaw training daily, waking up at 4.30 a.m.
Rathakrishnan told that he does some Indian meditation exercises and jaw training daily.(news, via )
