Thread by @rajasekharv1979

First of all, in this old video, there are a few elephants seen running near Isha Yoga Center. This does not mean they were chased. Elephants are not like cows or goats which you can chase. They can even turn around and attack if some people chase them.

#Isha #ElephantCorridor

https://twitter.com/SundarrajanG/status/1346808617840701442

There is no denying that this area is near Isha Yoga Center.

It can also be clearly seen that there is nobody really chasing those elephants.

People are simply seen excited. That somebody even took this video on mobile shows how much local people are used to these citings.

Secondly, if one knows anything about elephants, one would know that #elephants are herd beings. They always move in a group.

Sightings of elephants near #Isha have not been like a big herd of elephants. These are just stray elephants which have moved away from a herd.

Third, even in the latest incident of an elephant that died some 5 kms from #Isha Center, these #HyenaActivists tried to frame that Isha folks only chased the elephant.

There has been no proof for it and even the District Forest Officer clarified that.

thenewsminute.com/article/illega…

The DFO Venkatesh categorically denied any local residents or people in the ashram could have chased the elephant. "Driving away elephants is done only by our teams after careful assessment. Local people don't get involved in the driving operations"

#Isha #ElephantCorridor

Basically, these #HyenaActivists are trying to cement a baseless allegation on the Isha Foundation that #Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore is in an #ElephantCorridor.

However, this allegation has been disproved many times over it is not so. Clear proofs: bit.ly/ElephantCorrid…

There is one elephant corridor near Isha and that is in the Nilgiris district.

Here is a High court order to stop / destroy constructions on that corridor: indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story…

All the elephant corridors list is in this 'Right Of Passage' document: wti.org.in/wp-content/upl…

OK, the next logical question that comes to mind is that if Isha Center is not an elephant corridor, why are such #elephants seen near the #Isha Center at times?

This has been answered by 'real' environmentalists and forest officials many times over.

The lands near Isha Foundation have been agricultural lands, with primarily sugarcane, tamarind and banana plantations.

All of these are very attractive for elephants as sources of food! Elephants come habitually when there is a shortage of food and water in the forest.

Where traditional farmers practised rain-fed subsistence agriculture for a few months in a year, today, farmers have assured irrigation through borewells and tubewells. So, many farmers have turned to growing crops such as sugarcane, banana and arecanut that bring better income.

So, food is one main reason.

Also, sightings of elephants near Isha Center have not been like a big herd - they are just stray elephants which have moved away from a herd.

Such stray elephants have been seen in almost all parts of Coimbatore, not only near the Isha Center.

Here is an article from India today citing a wild elephant straying into one of the main residential areas of Coimbatore city in 2017 ..

indiatoday.in/fyi/story/watc…

Another article shows how an elephant herd came onto a busy highway near Coimbatore in 2019 ... It even went viral on Twitter.

indiatoday.in/trending-news/…

One more such incident near Coimbatore .. The article also states clearly that it was Forest Officials who chased the tuskers from that area.

aninews.in/news/national/…

So, this chasing of elephants narrative by the #HyenaActivists is a big BS to cheat people who are ignorant.

Now considering all these incidents of stray elephants coming to different areas of Coimbatore, is one going to take a stand that Coimbatore is elephant corridor and entire district has to be evacuated?

The #HyenaActivists' spin is to fool people who do not know about all this.

The Isha Foundation has also published all these proofs that it's not in elephant corridor on its website itself. Several instances in the past, during interviews also their representatives have refuted these allegations.

isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/blog/art…

#SlanderSansSubstance

Next question is, why is that Isha alone is being targeted when such citings are all over Coimbatore?

If being in a big area is the concern, know that Isha Foundation is on a 150 acre area whereas a huge organization called 'Karunya' is in a much deeper area over 700 acres.

In fact, there are maps that show elephant corridors through the Karunya nagar area.

But none, not one, of these #HyenaActivists will even talk about it.

Their concern is not for elephants. They do not want anything related to Bharat & its spiritual culture standing up tall.

Most lies and allegations on #Isha are because of these two main reasons:

- They are spreading Indian Culture and Yoga big time in Tamilnadu

- They clearly have stopped religious conversions & nefarious activities in that area

#SlanderSansSubstance

Thousands of people throng the AdiYogi statue set up by Isha and hundreds of people visit the Dhyanalinga and learn Yoga practices at Isha daily.

Make no mistake. This is a war on Dharma by #HyenaActivists who can't stand all this. We cannot win unless we all stand up for truth.

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