Shan Sunday, 22 April 2018 01:39 PM

Asking for troubles in an unsafe ground with unpredictable animals.

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Sherman G. de Silva Sunday, 22 April 2018 01:46 PM

If the elephants had turned back in anger, we would have witnessed a mahout race as well.

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Kanishka Sunday, 22 April 2018 01:48 PM

Pleasure from the pain of an innocent animal.

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Rushika Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:29 PM

How horribly cruel to treat a majestic creature in such a manner just for a fleeting few minutes of entertainment. We as a nation need to move past these cruel archaic treatment of animals for our amusement and tradition. The only tradition we must carry forward for our future generations should be kindness and fair treatment towards all living beings.

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Sam Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:34 PM

Our country going backwards in civilization..

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Di Sunday, 22 April 2018 03:03 PM

Why is this not animal abuse???

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DJ M avik Sunday, 22 April 2018 06:15 PM

Yes this is abuse! so are cows in a milk factory ! This is nothing compared to life long suffering and cruel death cattle has to go through.

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Sincere Sunday, 22 April 2018 06:17 PM

Is this animal used to these races with so much of torture? Hasn't it born in the jungle and deserve a life in the jungle? What pleasure do these people get by making him run in a race with so much of inhuman and cruel treatment? Isn't this animal abuse? Where are the people who cry day and night for animal rights?

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Unchikun Sunday, 22 April 2018 06:54 PM

Where are the jokes in the hill in yellow fancy dress? Is this our culture? If so we need to change fast. The same can be seen at the Dehiwala Zoo. The elephants are chained from the front leg and the hind leg. They can hardly move. The chained are loosened for them to have some water. What a shame. Soon we may have to visit a Zoo in UK, US, Japan or Australia to see elephants. There was a joker politician who wanted to sell elephants overseas. That was enough.

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