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Any move to translocate them will become dangerous,” he added.The forest department clarified that there were no plans to translocate the elephants as off now. “That elephant is named “Chinna Thambi” because of his non-aggressive nature. “These two elephants have marked the Thadagam and Anaikatti belt as their territory and are not seasonal visitors. COIMBATORE: The forest department finds itself in a precarious situation of having to balance the demands of the farmers and tribals from the Thadagam-Anaikatti belt.While the farmers in the belt demand that the two wild elephants -- Vinayaka and Chinna Thambi -- be translocated, tribals and environmentalists have begun a campaign to save the elephants from being disturbed. “We will see how this plan works for a fortnight but if it does not work, then we will come up with another solution,” he said.Tribals say that Chinna Thambi is usually a loving animal..