actually dear "whitewash" Quint: forest official out to absolve human guilt, says "The animal had sustained injuries because of explosives in its mouth" how do you get explosive inside an elephants mouth? explosive are cultivated in forests as food crop by elephants themselves?
"an act done by some people living in the forest fringes to keep the animals away from his or her cultivated land. But this was not done intentionally to kill a pregnant elephant" really? when u plan to put such explosives in a way that the animal will eat - u didnt plan to kill?
forest official simply can't confirm if it was "pineapple" and "quint" and its journo claims "it wasnt a pineapple". "forest official" speculates "it was not the intention" -without providing the proof as he doesnt even know who did it - "quint" claims "it was not the intention".
most intriguing is the constant use of the term "firecrackers": firecrackers dont explode unless ignited. This means these meant to kill animals are percussion devices - of the types used to make crude hurling bombs. These are built "professionally" to kill. Dont whitewash.
As its going, no one did it, no one was responsible. Its the elephant who was primarily guilty, and the forest officer who brought it to wider public notice is also guilty. We shd blame it, preferably on big bad Hindu culture.
Wonder, what is so powerful in those allegedly living in the "fringes of forest" that makes the whole establishment jump in suddenly to see to it that no hair of them is touched - a concern which normally wd hv led to much better lives for the "fringers" in posh farmhouses?
what's the real interest in Nehruvian "no one is responsible - its just pangs of chilbirth" type pussyfooting on this elephant execution? perhaps not fringes but much bigger interests of illegal forest clearing, land encroachment, who find elephants a nuisance to their business?
as was expected, ppl remained silent for the first few days hoping to kill the issue with deadpan non-reaction: but jumped into the fray as soon as it was suspected that protected identities might get implicated - and the gaslighting has started in earnest.
that super-selective activation and inertness based on perceived identity image under threat - is the real communalism. Those defending district/identity so viciously now were silent in viciously condemning the execution of the elephant too. subhumanity.
