Pregnant elephant's death: Maneka Gandhi's website hacked over Mallapuram comments

Attributing heius death of a pregnant elephant to a district of Mallapuram in Kerala, which actually took place in Palakkad, has got BJP leader and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi into trouble. Already facing heat from Congress and or opposition parties for making controversial comments about Mallapuram, Gandhi has found her website — peopleforanimalsindia.org — hacked by a group of hackers calling mselves 'Kerala cyber warriors'.

On Wednesday when news of elephant's death surfaced on social media, Maneka Gandhi took to Twitter and said that Mallapuram is "kwn for its intense animal activity" and yet authorities did t take any action to curb cases of cruelty towards animals.

Vinayaki, a pregnant wild elephant died in Palakkad district on May 27 after it ate a pineapple stuffed with crackers, allegedly offered to her by some locals. According to local forest officials, elephant suffered an injury in its lower jaw and died standing in river Velliyar. 

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Hackers rap leader

In reaction to Maneka Gandhi's comments, hackers took control of her animal rights advocacy website and posted scornful messs over  leader's 'dirty politics'.

"Maneka Gandhi dragged sad death of pregnant elephant for dirty politics," a mess on hacked website read. It mocked her kwledge of geography and attached a Google Maps window on p of location of Ambalapara, town where elephant was found dead which was in Palakkad district and t Mallapuram.

hackers alleged that Maneka Gandhi "deliberately brought up" Mallapuram district to "spread communally motivated false information targeting Muslim majority !!!"

"Your nda is clear, love for animal is intertwined with hate for Muslims. Spreading false information by a person especially being an ex-minister and a Lok Sabha member is a real threat to nation and t acceptable. bond between Hindu and Muslim in Mallapuram is strong. So, stay down, keep dreaming and keep it real," mess furr read.

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Hacking live-streamed

On Facebook, 'Kerala cyber warriors' posted a video of m hacking website on ir official p paired up with  song "Astromia", that has gained prominence since a video of Ghanian pallbearers dancing with a coffin went viral and became a punchline for "epic fails". Apparently, hacking was live-streamed on Facebook.

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First arrest made

On Friday, Kerala Police said that one person has been arrested in connection with death of  pregnant elephant at Ambalapara in Thiruvazhamkunnu on Palakkad –Mallapuram border. According to reports, person is a farmer and was a native of Areekode in Mallapuram district and had settled in Ambalapara for last four years. 

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