Bengaluru: Indian zoo requested to rename some of the lions’ “blasphemous” names

Indian zoo asked to change lions

A radical Hindu organization claimed the names of two lions at a West Bengal zoo offended their religious feelings, so an Indian court ordered the zoo to rename the animals. The lion was named Akbar, after the Mughal emperor of the 16th century, and the lioness was named after the Hindu goddess Sita. The Vishwa … Read more