In search on an elusive tiger
The Hindu
Photographer M. Sathyamoorthy records the Tamil Nadu Forest Department’s search for T-23, an old male tiger, believed to be the reason behind the death of two people in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and Gudalur.
MDT 23 or T-23, an old male tiger is giving sleepless nights to the Tamil Nadu’s forest department and the locals of Nilgiris district since September. The carnivore is believed to be have killed two people in the region and has attacked several cattle.
From live baits to nets, from drones to darts, the search team is using every possible method to track and capture the tiger alive.

On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












