Chinna Thambi (elephant): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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Chinna Thambi was to be trained as a [[Kumki (elephant)|kumki]] elephant but a petition was filed in [[Madras High Court|Chennai High court]] against the conversion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vasudevan |first1=Lokpria |title=Coimbatore villagers write petition to save wild elephant Chinna Thambi from being tamed as kumki |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/India/story/Coimbatore-villagers-write-petition-to-save-wild-elephant-Chinna-Thambi-from-being-tamed-as-kumki-1447255-2019-02-04 |work=India Today |issue=4 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The Tamil Nadu government said he would, instead be released in the forest again and would not be trained as a kumki.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thambi |first1=Chinna |title=Chinna Thambi: A wild elephant searching for his family |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/chinna-thambi-a-wild-elephant-searching-for-his-family/let-chinna-thambi-be-chinna-thambi/slideshow/67848777.cms |work=The Economic Times |issue=5 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |title='Chinnathambi' released from kraal after training from camp |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/chinnathambi-released-from-kraal-after-training-from-camp-119062900736_1.html |work=Business Standard India |date=29 June 2019}}</ref>

However, by 2023, Chinna Thambi (Chinnathambi) was indeed a kumki and it was announced that he would be replacing the retiring kumki extraordinaire Kaleem.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/chinnathambi-to-step-into-the-shoes-of-legend-kaleem/article66596102.ece "Kumki elephant Chinnathambi to step into the shoes of legend Kaleem: With two successful operations under his belt, the rookie elephant is seen as the best option to step into the reputed shoes of the legendary Kaleem, who is stepping down as a kumki after half a century"], thehindu.com. Accessed 27 December 2023.</ref>

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