Temple elephant dies a natural death

E_LakshmiNarayanan A sense of gloom pervaded Salem city and other parts of the district on Saturday following the death of 42-year-old Rajeswari, the elephant of Arulmigu Sugavaneswarar temple in the city. The elephant had been ill for some time.

The end came at 12.20 p.m., a senior official of the Animal Husbandry Department told The Hindu. Rajeswari attracted country-wide attention when an animal lover filed a public interest litigation petition in the Madras High Court seeking permission to euthanise Rajeswari since she had been suffering for a long time including from abscess on her right hip and elbow, as well as arthritis. On April 16, the High Court ordered that she should be euthanised if a local government veterinarian certified that it would be cruel to keep the ailing animal alive any longer. Following this, a team of veterinary specialists from the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Tanuvas) inspected the elephant a couple of days ago and the report was submitted to the court. Rohini R.

Bhajibhakare, District Collector, told presspersons that the animal had died a natural death, despite a team of veterinary specialists trying their best to save her.

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