Elephants Janta Party

#saveindianelephants

Join hands to save elephants from being taken away from their herds and kept captive in the temples and or any other occupation

[Ramanuj Mukherjee @law_ninja]

How are sentient beings being given as gifts? What is the reality behind it? 💔

Madras High court lifted the blanket ban on temples and private individuals from acquiring elephants on 2nd September, 2026 and almost immediately, five young elephants from Assam (Durga, Shiva, Hiralal, Rupsing and Bijuri) were cleared off to go to Tamil Nadu temples for a life of captivity away from their families.

Mind you, the same bench which allowed temple captivity, didn't allow the very old elephant Abhayambigai to retire from the Shri Mayuranathaswamy Temple, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, where she has been captive at for more than half a century!

Everyone saw the video of distressed baby elephant Durga in chains at Meenakshi Amman Temple. Did you hear the cries of her mother when she was taken late at night from Manas national park?

Elephants are reportedly being sold to temples in Tamil Nadu under the guise of “gifts/donations”, because trading elephants is illegal in India. Private owners are allegedly convinced to “donate” them, with paperwork stating they can no longer maintain the elephants.

Is the Assam Forest Department doing proper due diligence — or is there more to this racket?

Baby elephants being brought to TN temples have not happened in the past 10 years. Now 5-year-old Durga has arrived, and 4 more baby elephants are reportedly on their way. According to sources, these baby elephants are worth close to Rs 1 Crore in the black market.

Have we lost all humanity? Do sentient beings deserve a lifetime of chains, concrete and captivity in the name of "tradition" and "money making"?

All this cruelty to these elephants have been made possible by the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 introduced by the BJP led union govt which inserted a new proviso under Section 43(2). It legally permitted the transfer or transport of captive elephants for "religious or any other purpose".

We urge the @CMOTamilnadu, Madras High court, @tnforestdept and @CMOfficeAssam to show mercy on these young elephants!
The old ones are still suffering in Tamil Nadu temples and a fresh batch of young elephants are being condemned to a torturous fate 💔

#SaveDurga
#NoElephantsInTemples
#EndElephantCaptivity
#SaveAssamElephants

[Priyanshi @pricatttt]

#WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity

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[Elephants Janta Party @elephantsjp]

Protect five elephants facing proposed temple transfers. Act now.
Sign The Petition Now
https://t.co/WYzFTCFtNr
@Saveelephant @stae_elephants

#SaveDurga #WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity https://t.co/r7xTPIAi3Y

[People For Cattle In India (PFCI) @PFCII]

Five elephants: Durga, Hiralal, Shiva, Rupsing & Bijuli are at risk of being transferred from Assam to temple captivity in Tamil Nadu

Please act now to stop further movement and protect their welfare.

Sign The Petition Now - https://t.co/u3MwtY3OUc

Send Email Now - https://t.co/UBGVK9nd8w

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#SaveDurga
#WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity

[yash saghal @YSaghal]

This is how cows and buffaloes are exploited for milk

[Queen Hazarika @queenhazarika]

Save Kaziranga. Protect the trees. Protect the animals.

Protect the wild.

#SaveKaziranga

[Anika 🐘🦍🦧🦒🇨🇦🇵🇰 @anikasleem]

Should be captioned : Elephant can bath themselves however captive elephants have no autonomy

[Prasant Rai @PRaiLAC]

Picking up a stray dog for sterilization shouldn't mean locking them away in neglect.

They need proper food, medical care, and a chance to breathe fresh air. Let's ensure our rescue systems treat every life with dignity.

Speak up! 🐕✨

#StrayDogRights #AnimalRescue #BeTheirVoice #Delhi

[Christine J. , MSW @cvjonardi_j]

Alert ⚠️ 📢 🙏 🚨 ⚠️ 📢 help the elephants 🐘 please petition, email to send , thanks

[Preeti Giri Goswami @preetig04]

I Demand Accountability.
As a wildlife conservationist and advocate who has spent years examining the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and its subsequent amendments, I write with grave concern over the continuing commercialisation and misuse of India’s elephants — a Schedule I species entitled to the highest degree of statutory protection.
The recent inter-state transfer of the five-year-old female elephant Durga from Assam to the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, after a gruelling 3,000-kilometre road journey, is only the latest illustration of a systemic failure. Young elephants continue to be moved under the expanded “religious or any other purpose” proviso introduced by the 2022 amendment and the Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024. Permissions may have been formally granted, yet the spirit of Section 40 and the non-commercial intent that once underpinned the Act is being stretched beyond recognition. Long-distance transport of juveniles, questions surrounding ownership certificates, and the risk of veiled commercial transactions raise serious doubts about whether welfare standards under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and the Tamil Nadu Captive Elephants Rules are being meaningfully enforced.
The same pattern appears across the country. In temples in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and elsewhere, elephants are routinely confined, chained, and put on public display. In Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, elephant safaris have been resumed after a multi-year suspension that began with the Uttarakhand High Court’s 2018 order citing the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Officials now describe the activity as “regulated” and limited to departmental elephants. Yet the fundamental question remains: is the commercial use of a Schedule I animal for tourism consistent with the protective scheme of the Act? When a mother and calf are pressed into safari service, the welfare implications cannot be dismissed as administrative technicalities.
Where are the robust monitoring mechanisms contemplated by the statute? Where is the independent veterinary oversight, the transparent scrutiny of ownership certificates, and the strict prohibition on any form of commercial exploitation that the law was meant to guarantee? The exception carved out for captive elephants was never intended to create a parallel economy of transfers, temple processions and tourist rides. It was meant to manage an existing historical reality while prioritising the animal’s well-being.
India’s wildlife is not a cultural prop or a revenue stream. Elephants are sentient beings whose natural ranging behaviour, social structure and psychological needs are fundamentally incompatible with prolonged captivity and forced labour. Every transfer that prioritises institutional convenience over scientific assessment, every safari that places commercial interest above conservation ethics, and every temple that treats a living animal as an ornament, chips away at the protective architecture of the Wildlife (Protection) Act.
I call upon the Central and State Governments, the Chief Wildlife Wardens, the National Board for Wildlife, and the judiciary to enforce the letter and the spirit of the law without selective interpretation. Transfers must be exceptional, rigorously justified, and subject to continuous welfare audits. Commercial use in protected areas must be re-examined. Ownership certificates must be verified against actual care standards, not paper compliance.
Save the elephants. Not as symbols. Not as attractions. As the protected wildlife they are under Indian law.
#SaveTheElephants #WildlifeProtectionAct #StopElephantExploitation

[Dilthi Gujarati @dilthi_gujarati]

This playful baby elephant should be running through forests, learning from her mother and growing with her herd.

#Durga and four other young #Elephants deserve that childhood too, not chains, trucks and temple captivity.

Same heart. Different fate.
Change their fate. 🐘💔

@actorvijay Please free Durga & Other Baby Elephants from Captivity

Stop the Transfer of Elephants in Temples

@moefcc @byadavbjp
@narendramodi @jayanta_malla

@hybender @Protect_Wldlife

#SaveDurga #WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity

[Geet Jain @Treeoflife14051]

Why not Tamil Nadu CM interfere in this matter

[Keeper of the Green @keeperofdgreen]

A temple may be ancient.
Elephant captivity does not become harmless because a practice is old. Tradition can be respected while cruelty is rejected.
@PFCII @karishmahasnat
#WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity

[Ajay Dubey @Ajaydubey9]

Wild elephant electrocuted in MP's Mauganj https://t.co/YJ4vFUTRTN @moefcc @ntca_india @PMOIndia

[Radhika Barman 🇮🇳🍉🕊️🐘🌱⛓️🇸🇩 @RadhikaBarman5]

Where are celebrities who cried for the kerala elephant 🐘?

[Vasavi @Vasavi_4437]

A temple elephant may receive food and veterinary care yet still face restricted movement, social deprivation or coercive handling.
Welfare is a whole-life question.
@animaljusticeAU @Etica_Animal
#WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity

[Ajay Joe @joedelhi]

If Dharma teaches Ahimsa, how can lifelong captivity be sacred merely because the captive is an elephant? Religion should deepen compassion, not hide suffering.
@TVKVijayHQ @Samanthaprabhu2
#SaveDurga #WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity

[Suparna Sankaran @Suparnastar]

Stop Sending FIVE Live ELEPHANTs From Assam To Tamil Nadu Temples - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/nHkgcM19q1

[Priyanshi @pricatttt]

True religion does not need chains to prove devotion.
True compassion asks what an animal needs.
Durga deserves dignity and a life that respects her elephant nature.
@SheldrickTrust @WildfriendsUG
#SaveDurga #WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity

[yash saghal @YSaghal]

On Sep 7th, 2026, 5yo baby elephant Durga was ripped from her mother & sent 3,000km from Assam to Tamil Nadu. She wasn't alone, she's part of a cohort of 5 (with Rupsing, Shiva, Hiralal & Bijuli) traded for temples. Captivity isn't devotion; it's cruelty. Stop it. 🐘💔 #SaveElephants

[Elephants Janta Party @elephantsjp]

Protect five elephants facing proposed temple transfers. Act now.
Sign The Petition Now
https://t.co/WYzFTCFtNr
@Saveelephant @stae_elephants

#SaveDurga #WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity https://t.co/r7xTPIAi3Y

[People For Cattle In India (PFCI) @PFCII]

Five elephants: Durga, Hiralal, Shiva, Rupsing & Bijuli are at risk of being transferred from Assam to temple captivity in Tamil Nadu

Please act now to stop further movement and protect their welfare.

Sign The Petition Now - https://t.co/u3MwtY3OUc

Send Email Now - https://t.co/UBGVK9nd8w

Please click the link. If it doesn’t open, copy and paste it into your browser and share it widely.

#SaveDurga
#WhyTheChains #NoElephantsInTemples #StopElephantCaptivity