Karnataka requests Kerala to donate captive elephant to Mookambika temple
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Sivakumar has requested the Kerala government to donate a captive elephant to the Kollur Mookambika Temple for religious rituals. Kerala has historically been cautious regarding such requests, citing strict regulations on the interstate transfer of captive elephants.
The Kerala Forest department is coming under increased pressure to donate or facilitate the transfer or donation of captive elephants to neighbouring States. Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Sivakumar has written to his Kerala counterpart V.D. Satheesan to facilitate “the donation of a female elephant from any willing temple in Kerala” for the Kollur Mookambika Temple, Udupi, Karnataka, to “participate in its traditional religious ceremonies and temple rituals.”
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