 "Animal lover Jayalalithaa christens tiger cubs in Chennai's Vandalur zoo")
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, an avid animal lover, today christened five tiger cubs, including three white tigers, born at the famous Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur near Chennai. Two female white tiger cubs were named Thaaraa and Meeraa, while a male was christened Bheemaa by Jayalalithaa, an official release said. [caption id=“attachment_1517101” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  A file photo of a tiger cub in Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo. AFP[/caption] Two more male tiger cubs were christened as Aadityaa and Karnaa by her. Two tigresses gave birth to the tiger cubs in March this year. Jayalalithaa also named a female tiger cub, Uthraa, rescued from Sathyamangalam forest area and sheltered at the park, the release said. Jayalalithaa had last year visited the park, one of the largest zoos in South East Asia sprawling over an area of 602 hectare and visited by about 20 lakh people annually, and named seven tiger cubs. PTI
Two female white tiger cubs were named Thaaraa and Meeraa, while a male was christened Bheemaa by Jayalalithaa, an official release said.
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