As the ‘Save Padayappa’ campaign gathers momentum in Munnar, the Forest department has launched efforts to prevent people from provoking the wild tusker, emphasising minimal human intervention.
Sources say there was a high-level discussion to tranquilise and translocate the tusker from Munnar after it repeatedly created issues. With the talks triggering a row, a campaign called ‘Save Padayappa’ demanded that the animal be allowed to remain in Munnar. Later, the Forest department began a mission to chase the animal into the forest.
According to officials, Padayappa moved to the Kuttiyarvalley area on Thursday.
