Three elephants, Sandhya, Indu and Jayanthi were handed over by the Kanchi Mutt to the founders of Tree Foundation in 2016, to provide them a happy home closer to their natural habitat. Along with a team of animal lovers, Supraja set up a chain-free facility at Marakkanam, in Kurumbaram village, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.



Their happy stint was cut short in three-and-a-half years after a court order ruled that a ‘chain-free’ facility was in clear violation of the Captive Elephants’ Guidelines and so they were ordered to be relocated to a rehab camp in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

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