THRISSUR: Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran, the celebrity tusker in Kerala, won’t be paraded in the Thrissur Pooram, clarified minister K. Raju. On his Facebook post, the minister said that the tusker is having age-related problems.

Checking the data from 2009 alone, Ramachandran has murdered seven. Several other elephants also met with death at the hands of the star tusker. Not even the compensation amount has been given to the victims of Ramachandran’s wrath, it is learned.

“The government gives priority to safety more than flashy festivals. Those who spread fake rumors want such dangerous animals to parade, only to make money out of it”, K. Raju wrote on Facebook.