February 23, 2024
‘Interfaith’ lion pair Sita-Akbar to get new nicknames amid fear of Hindu-Muslim riots
The lioness, named after the Hindu goddess Sita and the lion, named Akbar after the 16th century Mughal ruler A pair of Asiatic lions at Sarthana Zoo.— ANI/file A zoo in India’s West Bengal has been ordered by a court to change the names of an “interfaith” pair of lions after objections from a hardline Hindu group, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), which claimed the names were offensive to their religious feelings. , BBC mentionted. The lioness, originally named after the Hindu deity Sita, and the lion, named Akbar after the 16th-century Mughal ruler Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, sparked a legal


