Meet Raja, the elephant who collects 'Food' as road tax in Sri Lanka, video goes viral | WATCH
1 month ago

Meet Raja, the elephant who collects 'Food' as road tax in Sri Lanka, video goes viral | WATCH

India TV News  

The standard road toll system in Sri Lanka has taken an unexpected turn, with motorists passing through a specific road required to pay a unique "food tax." While standing on the Buttala-Kataragama road in Sri Lanka, he quickly stops automobiles approaching him and requests food. Raja the elephant is well known in these parts of Sri Lanka - he’ll let you pass, but only for a price!" ALSO READ: 'Love meets mythology': Couple recreates Ram-Sita’s Swayamvar for their unique wedding entry | WATCH VIDEO

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'Tax collector' elephant halts vehicles in Sri Lanka to gather food, goes viral for his hustle
1 month ago

'Tax collector' elephant halts vehicles in Sri Lanka to gather food, goes viral for his hustle

Hindustan Times  

While most people stop at toll booths to pay transport employees, in Sri Lanka an elephant has devised its own way of collecting tax from travellers. Known to locals as Raja, the elephant who is believed to be 40 years old is the most punctual tax collector. Locals believe the elephant's habit to collect a food tax on the road …

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants
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A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants

The Hindu  

With rows of Sri Lankan flags fluttering in the morning breeze, it was not hard to spot the Independence Day event on Thursday in Walsapugala village, in the southern Hambantota district. “What does an Independence Day mean, when neither our farmers nor our elephants are free?” Mr. Samarawickrama’s organisation, and some 80 other farmer groups in the district, have been …

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