It was a rare farewell. When Pallat Brahmadathan came to bid farewell to his master Omanachettan, who had cared him for nearly a quarter of a century, all those who assembled in the premises wept. To Brahmadathan, Kunnakkad Damodaran Nair alias Omanachettan as he was fondly addressed, a native of Lakkattoor near Kottayam, was a playmate more than a mahout. …
In a rather emotional incident, an elephant paid tribute to its mahout at his funeral on June 3 in Kerala’s Kottayam district. Damodaran Nair, alias Omanachettan, died due to cancer today, The News Minute reports, and the elephant named Pallattu Brahmadathan paid its last respects to him at his funeral. pic.twitter.com/lZjBRyEdpO — Parveen Kaswan, IFS June 4, 2021 Social media …
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