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Animal attacks 'usual', says TN forest minister after leopard mauls 4-yr-old

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June 26, 2025

Questioned on the recent tragic killing of a four-year-old girl by a leopard in Valparai in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu Forest Minister R S Rajakannappan on Wednesday termed attacks by elephants and other animals as "usual" occurrences and asserted that government was not the cause of these "day-to-day" happenings.

- S V Krishna Chaitanya @ Chennai

Animal attacks 'usual', says TN forest minister after leopard mauls 4-yr-old

The minister was interacting with the media after an event organised by his department at the Vandalur zoo near Chennai. The minister's response indicated that he had perceived the question as being critical of the government.

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