Gravitas: Sak Surin: Jumbo gifted to Sri Lanka returns to Thailand after 2 decades of abuse | WION
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ค. 2023
- 30-year-old Asian elephant Sak Surin has returned home to Thailand two decades after he was sent to Sri Lanka as a gift from the Thai royal family. In Lanka, Surin was abused, neglected and inflicted with wounds.
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We gave the elephants as ambassadors, but Srilanka government gave them to temples which treated our elephant as money makers and as slaves. This is unacceptable. His physical injuries shows severe abuses, we now found one of his eyes also injured from being hit while all four feet reveal only thin layer left from burning. The skin are so thin to the point that all nails collapsing. Even though physical wounds can be treated, but mental health will need a very long time to heal. We not even know if the elephant mental health can return to a healthy stage. By the way, tht temple and those monks pay zero money for all of this transportation and treatment. All expenses covered by Thai ppl tax money, but i am ok with it. As Thai, I don’t mind to pay or do whatever it takes to bring the elephant back.
As a Sri Lankan I'm ashamed for what happened to this elephant. It's so sad that some monks and people in my country are doing this to animals. Please don't ever gift these Innocent respectful animals to a country that doesn't deserve them. 😢😢😢
I am very pleased to think about Thai ppl n the Thailand Government taking the necessary steps to get back Sak Surin. [MUTHU RAJA ] was not an easy task.
Thanks, Thailand Wildlife resources Centre n Thailand King n all Thai citizens respect such an innocent abused, beautiful elephant neglected by Sri-Lanka temple at kande Viharaya 😮😮😢
shame on them😢😢😢
Thank you for being the voice of the voiceless and giving him his life back. He will be free and happy for the rest his life right there where he was born.
I hope the elephant will recover and have a happy rest of life !
we hope so but there's still 2 elephant left that the temple don't want to send them back to Thailand
How dare this temple used the elephants as a money making . No he will not be recover in his legs and bone that will be damage permanently. SL have many elephants why are you alway asking from other country , te your president treats your own people and animal with kindness before asking from other country
Let's him get a better life for good in his homeland where he'll be treated with love and kindess.🐘❤🇹🇭
Saksurin now lives in elephant veterinary hospital located near tropical forest in northern Thailand where the atmosphere was perfect for wildlife.
3 vets was assigned to take care of him.
2 caretakers live with him almost 24 hours
He get to eat unlimited fresh cut hay and receive snacks many times a day got to play with sand and take a bath whenever he wants
He was pampered and given the best life elephant can have right now.
Thailand sent elephants as asdiplomatic gifts to Denmark, Japan, Australia, Sweden as well and NEVER in the history that we take any elephant back like this... This already tell how terrible Sri Lanka have managed our elephant ambassadors
Saksurin has injuries all over his body he has huge wounds with enormous pus inside, his eye also injured his front leg also cannot bent and likely can't be cure back to normal
His physical and mental health will need a very long recovery to be back to normal
Thailand also spent at least 570,100 USD just to bring Saksurin back home this does not include his veterinary fees and other costs but we value his life much more we hope people of Sri Lanka understand and take better care of all elephants not just abuse and forced to work like that it was unethical unacceptable and unbelievable to see monks in Buddhist temple did that.
I'm sorry as a sri lankan
deeply apologised. Thai
Royal family doesn't know
what a corrupted country
And suffering iltreated human and animal. Tks best rgds
Yes as i am thai i say thank you and don't worry we thai people will take care of the elephant 🐘🐘 i love elephant 🐘❤️
As a Srilankan, I hang my head in shame. 😢
Yes it is sad to hear this sort of stories in international mefia
Even the sriLankan citizens faced the same situation in Sri Lanka right now
The other two elephants are treated well. It might be location specific so I don't think we (Thai people) blame the whole Sri Lanka for this.
So happy people stood up for this elephant’s rights!!! 🥲🥲🥲🥲
As a Sri Lankan, I'm ashamed. so sad to hear about what happened to this elephant. How great are Thai people, they did the right thing, finally the elephant is in good hands again. As a country we don't deserve to receive any elephants hereafter as gifts, I'm worried if there are more elephants suffering like this in my god-damned country 😩
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Unfortunately I've read other comments from Srilanka that there are many more elephants that are being abused and living in poor conditions all over the country especially in temples. I hope we can raise higher level of awareness to end this disgusting practice soon.
Crocodile tear of non Buddhist
@@user-dq5ft5pz1z what do you mean? I'm a buddhist and I do not accept anyone harming animals. Whether it happened in my country or not, I will always be heartbroken when I hear such incidents. In this case, I know SakSurin was really abused in Sri Lanka and I feel terrible about it, honestly.
Edit: I saw your name, u r a buddhist from SriLanka (namely buddhist like those abundant in SriLanka) pathetic to see people like you approve this kind of stuff, u r the reason this country is become a hell hole for all the abuses.
There are thousands of elephants suffering like this in our country. Thousands. It's just not talked about enough.
Thanks you
This is the big news in Thailand. See Thais love elephants very much and feel angry with this case.
I hope he's happy at home where he belongs to. He managed to escape from this debt riddled country. Love from 🇱🇰
Sure, Sak surin happy every day when he backed to Thailand ❤️🇹🇭 He will get well soon because here is Thailand, homeland of Sak surin.
This elephant will be much better off in Thailand. I'm from Sri Lanka and I know the way domesticated elephants are treated.
Thank you for your kindness and so sorry to hear about the ill treatment of the elephants in Srilanka. I'm Thai and I love animals, it's so sad how some human are so curel.
As a sri lankan i also happy about that.. and also need to jailed that monk who took the responsibility about saksurin☝☝
Does Srilanka has laws to protect animals and punishment for those who abused them? I really don't know it seems these monks treated all their temples animals like this for decades and nothing happen to them.
@@sui.2416 Some monks in Sri Lanka behave like Taliban in afghanistan. There have more corruption charges than the criminals. They have connections between corrupted politicians. the monk who keep saksurin in sri lanka took 2 kg of gold from the thailand embasidor to return elephant to thailand.
@@jj-ts3rg That's interesting because the monk told the media that they expect Saksurin to be returned once he is healed. They had no idea how ridiculous this sound to the world. Not only that they abused and mistreated the elephant, let Thailand pay for all his medical care, they expected Thailand to return the elephant so they can keep on committing crimes against him all over again. Now to learn he took that much gold in exchange for Saksurin wellness I realized how numb he is to anything righteous and had lost all of his humanity.
@@sui.2416 most of the sri lankans are very happy about finally saksurin found the best place to live peacefully. And need to send that monk to thailand for clean elephant poop in zoo.
I am really sorry for this case about "MUTHURAJA" I love so much for animal any other animal ...i was cry so much 😭😭 really i am ....other wise i cant do nothing i am just one of women in sri lanka but i am really angry if someone heat for animal ....i wish for muthuraja all the best b come good healthy and i believed for thailand people are doing loved so much for muthuraja ...please take care of her my muthuraja i love ❤❤❤you muthuu 😢😢...god bless ..i love to visit you ...its my dreams ...🙏🙏
We are all crying when we saw in the news about his conditions and pains he had to endure. Thank you for your love. Thai people will do everything to give him the best life he deserves.
Honestly many Thais can't accept this, the rest 2 elephants from us should received better care..either I think Thai government may request to take them back.. and I'm the person from 72 millions of Thai population whose agree to take both back if the elephants' living condition was in crisis...please take care our gifts with your heart...it's the big news in Thailand and yeahhh in Thai language because it's the country formal language so, I would say that Thai netizen and Thai people are not happy about this .. We highly expected Srilanka to take care the rest of Thai elephants better and if Srilanka government couldn't bare with food expense or veterinarian bills please contact us then we will immediately take the rest of our gifts back home and take care with our best ....With Respect from Thailand and in Thai (เราหวังว่าคุณจะเข้าใจ)
Thailand 🇹🇭❤️🇹🇭❤️
He had to do that temple ceremony like 30 times a year. Poor him 🥲
That explained why his bone is permanently damage
Clearly, it's all for money!
True abuse cancels any good will. He is sentient.
Sri Lanka, How could you do this to Thailand? This is completely unacceptable.
Sri lankan treated badly to this animal dont give him back to sri lanka
I am so sad to know this news.
I am very happy that it’s back to my homeland. The Buddhism ☸️ ; the Buddha teaches us to have the mercy to other and be enlightened by his teaching. He had not taught us to attach to anything. What these monks done were the opposite ways.
They used the elephants to find the money and reputation. It was sad that the monks done this. The ignorance hided the true wisdom. The belief without the true wisdom brings the worst thing happened. They believed that the elephants with beautiful ivory is the best characteristic to do this jobs. These elephant had to train so hard everyday for 20 years and had to do this jobs for 30 times a year.
So sad that this ignorance and this belief make human abused the animals.
Thais people really love an elephant and we take care them so well. Even we love all elephants but it won’t be the issues here if they done this to their elephants because we have no right to interfere with theirs politics. These elephant is our beloved one and we have the right to this elephants so we have to protect him.
No, as a Thai we need to love all elephants and not just our elephants. If you see other elephants was abused and it's not a Thai elephant then you wouldn't care? I know you don't mean it. It just doesn't sounds right.
Kaweri Raja also should be saved. He is also in a very unfortunate situation.
Sad to see him with injured foot and tied
Whole day
India please help your precious treasure
Extremely ,sorry Muthuraja.
You want local food plenty.
Please respect him.
Please use your position to free the other abused temple elephants who are suffering silently
I am so glad Muth Raja was taken back to Thailand , the torture this poor Elephant endured was beyond words ironically this torture happened in a Buddhist temple, it is disgusting and disgraceful behaviour by the Sri Lankan government for not taking action early on, Thank God he is safe 🙏. Up to today there are no comments from the Sri Lankan government officials 😮
As a sri Lankans we are extremely sorry to hear that we have not treated muthu raja well. We have over 100 elephants belongs to temple's but this is unexpected treated and we lost not only muthu raja. 😢
Very Strange ! Tamed elephants are loved and well cared for in Sri Lanka ! Sri Lanka govt would not allow this to happen, and neither would Sri Lanka's Buddhist people !
But, I am glad the elephant has again found refuge in his Buddhist Thai homeland ! 🥰 !
U are living in the past. Most monks in srilanka now are businessman they don't give a 💩 about Bhuddist people let alone elephants
If these elephants were loved and cared for then they shouldn't have gone through the ceremony 20-30 times a year, as opposed to twice a year. That's just torture.
Thanks you for your comment . His bone is permanently damage . Buddha is looking after him
And made this happened that he return to his homeland . Whomever you said you don’t know why he is treated this way open your eyes he is severely damage . It must to takes a lot of abused for this to happened
As sri lankan i have to say thailand did the best thing on this matter👏
SRILANKA LET ALONE ANIMALS, THE COUNTRY HAS NO PROPER MEDICINES FOR THE PEOPLE. A HAPPY HOME COMING FOR SATH SURIN. MAY HE LIVE IN PEACE IN HIS HOME COUNTRY!!!
In 1977 I was a small kid must be around 7 years old... there was huge mohini tree cut down and they pulled logs and loaded to lorries.. this elephant doesn't want to work.. but he got hit by the man who was controlling the elephant 🐘... bleeding in his forehead by pushing logs.. no rest.. even then the poor elephant got HIT by the man who was controlling him.. his knees were bleeding... the foot were swollen ears torned and was bleeding... bleeding everywhere... there's no spots left wasn't bleeding... then again they bring the elephant to work. They tortured until the elephant really got ANGRY... as kid I couldn't tolerate seeing the elephant... I was crying standing there with my father. People gathered to see elephant working... SAK SURIN NOW IS IN GOOD HANDS... 👍
Torturing these elephant in SRILANKA IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I SHOULD SAY!
What a sad traumatic childhood memory 😢
@@sui.2416 sadly yes I do remember.. thank you 🙏😪
Oh my God for real
Thanks for reporting.
We still have two elephants at Sri Lanka . Thais hope they will be good.
Thailand sends elephants as ambassadors But Sri Lanka puts elephants to work hard. Suffered until the elephant was sick, thin, had a very difficult life.

Thanks to Thailand government ❤ from Bangladesh
thailand pls take all our elephants , they should live in forests not in temples ! its event not good for buddism as well
The Thai king already took him under his care . However he is now Peeing with blood but all wound and skin can be heal but his bone will remain permanently damage . What was carried in religion ceremony? It is not easy for an elephants to be hurt in such way . My God ! 30 times a year ceremony . Buddha does not want anything like this . Take back all our elephants. Sri Lanka has many elephants and kept asking from other country . Thai elephant died at old age in a cement wall in Japan and stayed there never touch his homeland . What right does the government has to do this !
I love you saksurin 💙💙
I m Thai
I m very glad
I love you Muthu Raja God bless Buddha Sarni Buddhist God bless Angana Devi I am from Sri Sri Lanka I am everyday pray for Grand kurtis Muthu Raja find good thank you Thailand Government and Thailand television
Ness people Thailand 🇹🇭 thanks
Good bless muthu raja namaste 🙏
Sak Surin ,this name from Sanskrit , Sak from शक्ति and Surin is name of province which is from Sanskrit सुरिन्द्र
Happy 😊 story of animal rescue ❤❤❤
My heart hurt badly. Shamed on you Sri Lanka.
This curse will haunt our disgraceful country.
Some hindu ,islam nations want make problems srilanka and Thailand like this .plz understand this .we are bhudhist nation's. 🇱🇰💗🇹🇭
Sri lankans mahout should be ashame of thenselves cz toturing elehants they are evil , from Singapore
Sri Lanka treats Thai elephants very badly. cruelty to animals Are Sri Lankans still human?😢😭
Please don't let hatred blinded you. มีคนศรีลังกาตั้งเยอะต่อสู้เพื่อพ่อพลาย ถ้าองค์กรอนุรักษ์สัตว์ของศรีลังกาไม่เผยแพร่เรื่องราวและเขียนหนังสือร้องเรียนมาที่สถานฑูตไทย เราก็คงไม่รู้เรื่องนี้หรอก คนไทยก็ใช่ว่าจะมีเมตตาต่อสัตว์ทุกคนซะเมื่อไร กรุณาอย่าเหมารวมทั้งประเทศเลยนะ
...Venerable Shasthrapathi Narampanawe Ananda Thera told the media that Muthu Raja was a well-tamed elephant...The same day, amidst reports that the Thai Government was planning to recall another gifted elephant, Thai Raja, which is presently recovering from an illness, the former Diyawadana Nilame Neranjan Wijeratne vowed to go to court and sue for maintenance costs from the Thai Government.He said: ‘I requested the then Thai king, King Bhumibol, to gift a baby elephant to the Dalada Maligawa. I did so with the blessings of the then Maha Nayakas. It was as a result of my request that the King and the Royal Family gifted Thai Raja to the temple in 1986. If they now try to take it back, I will sue them in court demanding the cost of its upkeep. Also, it is unethical for the Thai government to demand the return of a gift once given.’...
I would not judge anything. Let you guys whoever you are who read my comment think for yourselves. The full article's title is "If Peraheras Must Have Elephants, More the Reason to See They’re Well" by The Sunday Times. You can copy the tile and google to read the full article there.
What about the money he earned showing and hiring the elephant for peraheras and logging . Is he ready to hand over that money to Thailand too.
SRI LAMKA .....WHAT DO YOOU EXPECT....
it's a disgrace
I came across this video when I was searching for the story of Sak Surin, This News Woman doesn't know or have no proper information on this story. Sak Surin was returned to Thailand for treatment for his leg. Water Therapy isn't available in Sri Lanka. Therefore it was decided to send him back to Thailand for treatment. Some $$$ seeking NGOs are making in Sri Lanka to defame the country. The Thai Ambassador has promised in writing to return this Elephant after treatment. He was not abused but Sri Lanka didn't have the facilities to treat his wounded leg. In fact, the wound is 90% recovered, for the balance of recovery he will be treated in Thailand. Looking at the accent of the Channel presenter I assume that she is an Indian, So my advice to the channel is to focus on Indian human rights, and Animal rights issues in India rather than a wounded elephant in Sri Lanka. That will even help your poor channel to do better. Those Sri Lankans who have negative comments here need to understand that this has nothing to do with politics. Politicians are corrupted in Sri Lanka India and even Thailand up to a certain scale. @ArisaMori To return or retain him up to the Thai Government and People of Thailand. But my point is that he was not abused. And this should not be used to defame a country. This news is merely created to continue to defame troubled Sri Lanka. This is politically motivated news. hope this comment will not get removed. There are more Animal Abuse cases reported in our neighbor countries than in Sri Lanka. Just search online. U will come across 100s of heartbreaking videos. and see where they are happening.
Why would we want to return him to a country that first abuse him and as you said, won’t have a facility to treat him? Big no
Dude, look at the picture of the wounds and other health conditions of an elephant...Thai veterian said, Suk surin's condition is serious so, the elephant must stay in Thailand for the treatment until his last breath and die in peace in his motherland.
Thai got him back because he got abused, bro. 30 times a year is totally called abused. Making money from innocent animal, and don't even give a proper food because how lazy the care takers are, and don't give him the therapy when he sicks un til he got severe. Asking for money when Thai want to take him back, and don't even help to pay for the transportation. You still think this is not called abuse? Don't you have shame on you?
@@LillyBlue1131 I see where the comment is coming from.:D
Srilankan canot feed themselves and how can they feed an elephant.
May the triple gem BUDDHA🙏 DHAMMA🙏 SANGHA🙏 bless🙏 our loving great tusker MUTHU RAJA❤🐘❤
It's a great pleasure to see grand & heartiest treats for the Muthu by kind Thai people ❤
Muthu Raja is recovered more than 90% from his illness when he is in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. Wish he will be fully recovered under the good care of Thailand 🇹🇭 Authorities ❤
🇱🇰❤🇹🇭❤🇱🇰❤🇹🇭❤🇱🇰❤🇹🇭
May Muthu obtain good Health
May all the beings obtain good health.
🌸Sabbe Saththa Bawanthu Sukhithaththa🙏
ตอนนี้พ่อพลายกำลังมีความสุขที่ประเทศไทยค่ะ เขากำลังได้รับการรักษาและฟื้นฟูจิตใจและร่างกายที่บอบช้ำจากการถูกใข้งานอย่างหนักมากว่า22ปี🇹🇭❤🐘❤🇹🇭
และเค้าจะต้องมีความสุขในบั้นปลายชีวิตบนแผ่นดินแม่เท่านั้น 🐘❤ เราจะไม่ยอมส่งเค้ากลับไปเป็นทาสสันทวไมตรีที่ศรีลังกาอีก
ดูวิดีโอนี้แล้วน้ำตาไหลค่ะ
Millions of Sri Lankans wish fully recover and long life for Muthu. ❤
May be Muthu will be recorded physically with great support of kind Thai people❤ & Authorities❤
But it seems he is badly missed the life in Sri Lanka😢 , His friends😢, his old way of living😢 , fresh air water and the nature of Sri Lanka😢.
His recent disobedience proves & depicts his minds.❗
We Millions of Sri Lankans who love Muthu are closely watching the Mental health of Muthu and we will raise the voice if necessary but not in such a way that thai people did.
We will not harm the Global Image of Thailand for any matter.
We love Thailand 🇹🇭 ❤.
The sad thing is it seems like many thai people are fooled by the false spreadings of NGOs and individual personalities who want to be popular using anything. Otherwise what's the point of blaming whole Sri lankan Buddhist community for just a matter handled by just afew people.
Considering Kandula and Thai Raja; the take back home request of small number of thai people i's a totally different ideaology.
Both tuskers are healthy and living a good life in here Sri Lanka .
Most importantly they are offered to Sri Dalada Maligawa. So they are considered as offers for Buddha Sasana🙏.
If really thai people want to take them back to Thailand it will raise questions about the respect to Buddhism in Thailand.
However let's see.. Afew decades ago these tuskers are shared to make better not bitter relationship within two countries. If some fools want to use innocent tuskers as a tool to harm the relationship of two countries it's not only a harm for tuskers but also a huge betrayal for ancestors of both countries.
I think both Sri Lankans 🇱🇰 and Thai 🇹🇭 people want better & better relationship❤🙏
So wish Amazing Buddhists people of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and Thailand 🇹🇭 will resolve all the probs without harming the relationship and global image of each countries.
May the Triple Gem BUDDHA🙏 DHAMMA🙏 SANGHA🙏 bless all the people who support Muthu❤
✨May Muthu obtain good health.
✨May everyone obtain good health.
✨May everyone attain Nibbana 🙏
Theruwan Saranai🙏
🌸Sabbe Saththa Bawanthu Sukhithaththa🙏
👍🏽👍🏽
All elephant is abuse,returnnall in their home,stop using elephant like robot machine
ศรีลากาคือ นรก สำหรับ
ช้างของเรา😡
ศรีลังกา กำลังพบความวิบัติ
เพราะทำกับช้างเราเยี่ยงทาส😈
เมื่อดูแลได้ไม่ดีเท่าที่ควร ก็อย่าเก็บไว้เลย เค้าควรอยู่ในบ้านเกิด พวกเค้าคือฑูต ไม่ใช่ทาส ทางวัดและนักการเมืองศรีลังกาน่าเกลียดมาก เห็นแก่ตัว ทรมานฑูต
I am Sri Lankan, and I am convinced that this story is NOT TRUE, and is politically motivated !
No way this can happen in Buddhist Sri Lanka, at a Buddhist temple to boot !
Something is VERY FISHY about this story !
Well, you can see the condition of elephants for yourself: Sak Surin's left front leg is stiffed and cannot bend. He's got abscess (humps of infections) on his hips. It's now found that he's got cataract in his eyes. He needs urgent treatment in all cases, as his treatment and care is long overdue. Not to mention he was overworked by the Buddhist temple, etc. So, it's not politically motivated.
You are in denial because you don't want to accept the truth. Are you saying that every monks in every temples in every Buddhist countries are pefect and never do anything wrong whatsoever?
คนเม้นท์ ใจดำไม่พอ ดวงตามืดบอดมองไม่เห็นว่าอะไรเป็นอะไร ขอให้ได้พบเจอแบบศักดิ์สุรินทร์เจอนะ
A life gift that been abused and neglected!.
Poor poor poor