Vikram’s Lar Gibbon Reel Sparks Tamil Nadu Forest Dept Probe Into CK Ranganathan Over Suspected Exotic Wildlife Trafficking

Tamil actor Vikram’s Instagram reel featuring a lar gibbon has triggered a Tamil Nadu Forest Department inquiry involving businessman CK Ranganathan. The endangered monkey was reportedly transferred from Manipur to Erode and then to Ranganathan without required wildlife clearances. Activists suspect it may have been trafficked from Southeast Asia.