Summary:
But Chinna Thambi attempted to attack Mariappan, which ran out of the sugarcane field with fear. “The elephant is roaming in the sugarcane field located at least 15km from the reserve forest. Seeing him run, Kumki Kaleem also followed suit.Forest officials said Mariappan could not anymore be used to chase away Chinna Thambi, as the former would be now afraid of the wild elephant. We are now planning to bring another kumki Suyambu on Sunday.”When contacted, Amaravathi forest range officer Murugesan said Chinna Thambi has moved to another sugarcane field at Neelambur in Amaravathi forest range. Efforts to chase the animal away into the forest will continue.”.