Tiger cub at Tamil Nadu zoo waiting for CM Palaniswami's visit to be christened
P Oppili | TNN | Updated: Feb 6, 2019, 04:05 ISTHighlights
- The link between Palaniswami and a cub at Asia's largest zoo traces back to September 2010, when then CM M Karunanidhi, for the first time, visited the zoo and named a male and two female tiger cubs Sembian, Indra and Valli respectively.
- His successor Jayalalithaa followed his footsteps by naming two white tiger cubs Rama and Chandra after her political mentor M G Ramachandran. She had named 17 animals at the zoo, including tiger and lion cubs.
CHENNAI: A five-month-old, male tiger cub at the Vandalur Zoo does not have a name - only because it has not yet got chief minister E K Palaniswami's appointment for the naming ceremony. The cub, abandoned by its mother Uthra a day after its birth in September 2018, is being hand-reared by zookeepers.
The link between Palaniswami and a cub at Asia's largest zoo traces back to September 2010, when then CM M Karunanidhi, for the first time, visited the zoo and named a male and two female tiger cubs Sembian, Indra and Valli respectively. His successor Jayalalithaa followed his footsteps by naming two white tiger cubs Rama and Chandra after her political mentor M G Ramachandran. She had named 17 animals at the zoo, including tiger and lion cubs.
In October 2017, Palaniswami, during his maiden visit to the zoo as the CM, named an 8-month-old lion cub Vishnu. In July 2018, he named a female lion cub Jaya, showing his loyalty to his political mentor Jayalalithaa. Sembian and Jaya now respond to their names.
A zookeeper on condition of anonymity said naming animals early is important to train them, otherwise they have to whistle or call out loudly to get their attention.
The link between Palaniswami and a cub at Asia's largest zoo traces back to September 2010, when then CM M Karunanidhi, for the first time, visited the zoo and named a male and two female tiger cubs Sembian, Indra and Valli respectively. His successor Jayalalithaa followed his footsteps by naming two white tiger cubs Rama and Chandra after her political mentor M G Ramachandran. She had named 17 animals at the zoo, including tiger and lion cubs.
In October 2017, Palaniswami, during his maiden visit to the zoo as the CM, named an 8-month-old lion cub Vishnu. In July 2018, he named a female lion cub Jaya, showing his loyalty to his political mentor Jayalalithaa. Sembian and Jaya now respond to their names.
A zookeeper on condition of anonymity said naming animals early is important to train them, otherwise they have to whistle or call out loudly to get their attention.
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