Rupali Ganguly writes to Narendra Modi urging ban | Indian Movie News
Following public outrage over pictures of a captive elephant painted vivid pink for a photoshoot in Rajasthan, Anupamaa star and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India supporter Rupali Ganguly who formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 has written to Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi ji, urging an end to elephant rides and encouraging the use of robot elephants and other non-animal means instead of animal performances. In her letter, Ganguly mourns Chanchal, the elephant featured in the photoshoot, who is reported to have died, and expresses her shared respect for wildlife with the Prime Minister.
Ganguly notes that the proprietor quoted in news reviews — Saddik/Shadik Khan — is also related with Malti, an elephant who was used for rides at Amer Fort, violently crushed and later transferred to a sanctuary after efforts by PETA India. She stresses that while the photoshoot shocked the public, elephants used for rides at websites such as Amer Fort are routinely saved chained when not in use and managed utilizing weapons, circumstances that may cause extreme bodily and psychological misery.
“This incident has upset people across India and beyond, reflecting how strongly the public now feels against elephant exploitation,” Ganguly wrote. She appealed, “On World Wildlife Day, you shared the importance of wildlife protection. It is in this spirit, I respectfully urge that India end all elephant rides as Indonesia has now done, and that robotic elephants, decorated electric vehicles, and other non-animal alternatives be encouraged for use to protect our national heritage animal from use in cruel spectacles.”
PETA India notes that annoyed elephants pressured into close contact with people can change into unpredictable, and assaults involving elephants used for rides and other performances are common occurrences. For elephant and human welfare, the Kerala Tourism Department is selling a mechanical elephant safari expertise at Thamboormozhi Butterfly Garden close to the enduring Athirapilly waterfalls, instead of a live elephant.
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