Mysuru zoo’s oldest elephant Padmavathi dies at 71
Mysuru: Padmavathi, the oldest elephant at the Mysuru zoo, died on Thursday at the age of 71 years and two months, The Hindu reported.
Rescued during the Khedda operation in 1973, Padmavathi had been under the zoo’s care for 53 years. She was the mother of three, Gajalakshmi (born in 1979), Komala (1996), and Abhimanyu (2004). Gajalakshmi is currently housed at the zoo.
Padmavathi was shifted four years ago to the Chamundi Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Koorgalli due to her age. At the centre, she lived in a natural enclosure away from public view.
“She was stable until Wednesday but had shown signs of age-related weakness. On Thursday morning, she became recumbent and did not attempt to get up. Padmavathi was in intensive medical care, where she failed to respond and passed away at 5.10 p.m.,” zoo Executive Director Rangaswamy said.
Doctors will conduct a post-mortem to ascertain the exact cause of death. The zoo management, expressing grief over the loss, noted that Padmavathi had been an icon for decades.
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2026 Assembly polls charged up due to TVK entry: Actor Vijay tells cadres
Chennai (PTI): Actor-politician Vijay on Monday claimed that the political atmosphere in Tamil Nadu is charged up due to TVK’s entry and urged his party cadres to strive for a victory in the upcoming Assembly election to Tamil Nadu and gain political recognition.
He said with the overwhelming support of the people, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam members should fight the electoral battle with determination and unity to "achieve the democratic goal of seizing the reins of governance."
Vijay launched the TVK on February 2, 2024.
In a post on 'X', Vijay said, "The joyful third year of TVK begins today. Having completed two years naturally and beyond the norm, our political journey continues."
He claimed the TVK was an "immeasurable deep sea" which ignored distractions and never lost its balance in its political journey. The party was the "victorious battle cry of power politics for the common people," Vijay claimed.
The 2026 Assembly election, he said, carried a new environment that had never seen before.
"Everyone says that the only reason for this is our political beginning. Therefore, in this situation, let us make the field our own, and with clear and skillful strategy, move towards political recognition through electoral victory," the actor said.
"With the overwhelming support of all the people, let us fight with determination and unity, and firmly achieve the democratic goal of seizing the throne," Vijay further said.
