CENTRE ASKS TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT
TO SUSPEND ITS OPERATIONS OF SENDING TEMPLE ELEPHANTS TO REJUVENATION
CAMP
Concerned at media
reports on the alleged physical torture being meted out to a large
number of temple elephants in Tamil Nadu while transporting them
to Madumalai Sanctuary for a so-called rejuvenation camp under
the instructions of the Tamil Nadu Government, the Centre has
asked the state government to provide a factual report on the
issue. The state government has also been asked to put on hold
the transportation of these elephants till such time as the matter
is reviewed in the Ministry of Environment & Forests.
