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Prakash Javadekar, Kerala CM Vow To Bring Jumbo Killers To Book
Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Prakash Javadekar said that stern action would be initiated against those involved in the killing of the pregnant elephant in Kerala.
Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Prakash Javadekar said that stern action would be initiated against those involved in the killing of the pregnant elephant in Kerala. State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also vowed to punish the guilty in the incident.
Reports of the pregnant elephant's death due to eating a pineapple stuffed with crackers caused widespread outrage. After the elephant suffered injury, the shocked animal stood in the river water in deep trauma.
The Union Minister of Environment and Forests said that the Centre would not leave any stone unturned to conduct a proper investigation and nab the culprits. He added that it goes against the grain of Indian culture to feed firecrackers and kill animals.
Central Government has taken a very serious note of the killing of an elephant in Mallapuram, #Kerala. We will not leave any stone unturned to investigate properly and nab the culprit(s). This is not an Indian culture to feed fire crackers and kill.@moefcc @PIB_India @PIBHindi
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 4, 2020
The Kerala government has ordered an investigation into the incident and an FIR has been registered in the case. However, media reports pointed out that the unfortunate incident took place in Palakkad of Kerala and not in Malappuram, as was widely reported.
Noted industrialist Ratan Tata was among those who expressed their outrage and described the killing of the elephant as pre-meditated murder. He hoped that justice would prevail.
— Ratan N. Tata (@RNTata2000) June 3, 2020
Twitterati expressed their anger and shock at the incident throughout the day on Wednesday with many celebrities also joining in mourning the death of the passive, pregnant elephant.
