Paris Hilton & binge-drinking Elephants

What is common between binge-drinking elephants & socialite Paris Hilton? Yes, Paris Hilton, had been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol & in India pachyderms get drunk on farmers' homemade rice beer & then go on a rampage.

Conservationists on Tuesday hailed socialite Paris Hilton, who has been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, for apparently trying to highlight the cause of binge-drinking elephants in northeastern India.

Activists said a celebrity endorsement was sure to raise awareness of the plight of the pachyderms that get drunk on farmers' homemade rice beer then go on a rampage. Last month, six wild elephants that broke into a farm in the state of Meghalaya were electrocuted after discovering and drinking the potent brew then uprooting an electricity pole.

"There would have been more casualties if the villagers hadn't chased them away. And four elephants died in a similar way three years ago. It is just so sad," Hilton was quoted as saying in Tokyo last week.

"The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them," she said in a report posted on the World Entertainment News Network Web site. Read more.............Conservationists hail Paris Hilton's efforts to save binge drinking elephants

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Paris Hilton & Indian JailBirds

It is not only "Paris Hilton" who is walking in and out of the jail, in India there are many in Rajkot jail in Gujarat state of India who have the privilege to do so. Only, unlike Hilton, they check into hospitals and some like murder accused Kandhal Jadeja, son of mafia don Santokben Jadeja aka Godmother, use the opportunity to escape.

A number of under trials, who have money and muscle power, manage to shift to hospitals on the pretext of medical treatment. Once in hospital, they can stay in spacious rooms and avail of facilities like television sets and what not.

Take the case of "Manu Harsur", a murder accused lodged in Rajkot jail from April 2003. He has spent 100 days out of the jail till February 7, 2007 on the pretext of medical treatment. Harsur was in the same hospital from where Kandhal escaped on February 6, 2007 and was immediately called back to jail.

It is no secret that Harsur attended many parties thrown by Kandhal in the hospital room!!!!!!!!! Indeed such people are able to do so as they have money power & muscle power.

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