Jayalalithaa names four tiger cubs at Vandalur Zoo

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has named four female white tiger cubs born in a zoo near here as Anitha, Preetha, Suneetha and Sangeetha.

June 18, 2015 03:22 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 01:02 pm IST - Chennai

Tiger cubs in a playful mood at Vandalur Zoo near Chennai. File photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam

Tiger cubs in a playful mood at Vandalur Zoo near Chennai. File photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has named four female white tiger cubs born in a zoo near here as Anitha, Preetha, Suneetha and Sangeetha.

The cubs were born to a white tiger, Akanksha, at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur in the neighbouring Kanchipuram district, government said in an official release on Thurdsay.

An avid animal lover, Ms. Jayalalithaa in 2013 visited the zoo to review the facilities being provided for both the animals and visitors and christened seven tiger cubs then.

In a visit last year, she named five tiger cubs, it said adding the park attracts about 20 lakh visitors annually.

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