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Iconic tusker Padayappa tests nerves in Munnar

The beloved elephant of the tea hills is again on a destructive spree during musth, attacking vehicles along forest routes. Even as concerns rise among travellers, plantation workers and wildlife groups defend the ageing tusker as a seasonal wanderer, not a conflict animal.

19 Feb 2026 6:42 pm