With animal rights activists and politicians calling for the release of the elephant and the Madras high court directing the forest department not to keep it in captivity after treatment, residents of Vazhaithottam and Masinagudi in the MTR-buffer zone want the animal to be kept in captivity.
Animal rights activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi had called for the release of Rivaldo. On Monday, BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan requested chief minister M K Stalin to release it.
Rivaldo was guided to the kraal on May 5 by forest officials for treatment. The elephant had been wandering in Vazhaithottam and Mavanallah areas in the Masinagudi panchayat for the last six years.
“We want the district administration to take the elephant to the camp in Theppakadu in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. Though the elephant had not killed any human, it damaged compound walls in Vazhaithottam and Mavanallh areas and damaged crops,” said Abbas, representing residents of Vazhaithottam. “It would visit petty shops in the area for food and would not move from the place for hours together. People asking for release of the elephant should know the ground realities.”
“We want Rivaldo to be taken to the camp so that it would get good care and food,”said Kannamma, another resident. “If the elephant is released, it would not be able to survive infighting.”
A mahout and two assistants are training the animal, ATR field director K K Kaushal.
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