He can dwarf any rider

Hyderabad: Gattipally Shivpal has become the first dwarf in the country to obtain a driver’s licence.

The 42-year-old man from Hyderabad, with a height of about three feet, told ANI: “People used to tease me because of my height and today I am nominated for The Limca Book of Records and many others. Many short people are contacting me for driving training.”

The highly ambitious man said that he has decided to start a driving school next year for physically handicapped people.

“I am the eldest sibling and the only dwarf in the family,” he added. Enthusiastic to learn to drive, Shivpal surfed the internet and found a video uploaded by a man in the US. It explained to him the modifications required in a car to lift the seat and other equipment up to his height.