West Bengal: India court asks for lions’ name change as Hindu sentiments hurt

West Bengal: India court asks for lions’ name change as Hindu sentiments hurtWest Bengal: India court asks for lions’ name change as Hindu sentiments hurt External link

An Indian court has ordered a zoo in West Bengal state to change the names of two lions after a hardline Hindu group complained it hurt their religious sentiments. The lioness was named after Hindu deity Sita while the lion was called Akbar, after the 16th Century Mughal ruler.

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