Chief Minister MK Stalin honored the couple who were the elephant caretakers of the Oscar-winning Indian documentary The Elephant Whispers at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat. The theme of the film is the relationship between the tribal couple Boman and Belli and elephants Ammu and Raghu.
The Chief Minister honored Bomman and Belli with Ponnada and gave them both a prize of Rs 1 lakh each. Stalin announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh each to all 91 papers of Kozhikamuthi elephant camp in Theppakkad as a sign of happiness.