Summary:
The authorities took the decision after Chinna Thambi retaliated against Mariappan and the latter’s health condition started to deteriorate. On Sunday, another kumki elephant Suyambu has joined Khaleem, with whom Chinna Thambi was sharing cordial relationship. The matter will be expected to be heard on Wednesday.After camping in a sugarcane farm of Amaravathi cooperative sugar mills at Krishnapuram for five days, Chinna Thambi moved out of the farm on February 7. For the three days, it was camping at Sarkar Kannadipudur village, 2km from Madathukulam.“We noticed behavioural changes in Chinna Thambi as it was seen little aggressive and started damaging more crops in the village. A special report submitted by Ajay Desai, an elephant expert, before the court, too suggested to capture it and sent it to an elephant camp..