PoliticsPhoto: The HinduRetired Government Employee Killed by Wild Elephant in Tenkasi
A retired government employee named Subbaiah (68) was trampled to death by a wild elephant on his farm near the Western Ghats at Puliyarai in Tenkasi district on November 9, 2026. The elephant had camped in his field and attacked him around 9 a.m. Villagers initially blocked forest and police personnel from retrieving the body. Kadayanallur MLA T.M. Rajendran urged compensation for the family and called for measures to prevent wild animal intrusions.
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