The killing of ‘the leopard’ and call for the return of ‘a Hitler’
Last week, the mainstream media as well as social media was abuzz with two explosive stories.
Killing of the leopard
One was the brutal clubbing to death of a leopard which had accidentally wandered into a village in Kilinochchi by some of its inhabitants. The public anger was directed at them particularly for their euphoric posing for selfies with its carcass, while ridiculing it all the time.