Chiyaa
Vik am
has
faced
o li e
c iticism
afte
a
video
showi g
him
i te acti g
with
a
La
Gibbo
spa ked
questio s
about
the
a imal’s
ow e ship
a d
legal
status
i
I dia.
While
social
media
use s
have
aised
co ce s
ove
the
exotic
a imal,
allegatio s
about
its
o igi
a d
Vik am’s
ow e ship
emai
u ve ified,
with
o
co fi med
fi di g
of
w o gdoi g
cu e tly
established.
Chiyaa
Vik am
t olled
ove
La
Gibbo
video
Chiyaa
Vik am’s
casual
social
media
post
has
s owballed
i to
a
heated
o li e
debate.
The
acto
ece tly
sha ed
a
video
showi g
a
playful
a d
affectio ate
i te actio
with
a
La
Gibbo ,
which
i itially
d ew
atte tio
fo
its
u usual
a d
e dea i g
atu e.
Howeve ,
social
media
use s
soo
sc uti ized
the
clip
mo e
closely,
aisi g
questio s
about
whethe
keepi g
such
a
a imal
as
a
pet
is
legally
pe mitted
i
I dia
—
a
li e
of
questio i g
that
quickly
tu ed
i to
c iticism
di ected
at
the
acto .The
co t ove sy
gai ed
fu the
t actio
afte
jou alist
Siddha th
P abhaka
sha ed
the
video
a d
alleged
that
the
La
Gibbo
was
a
exotic
species
f om
Southeast
Asia
allegedly
b ought
i to
I dia
th ough
multiple
locatio s
befo e
eachi g
Che ai.
He
fu the
alleged
that
Vik am
had
take
dow
the
o igi al
post
o ce
the
issue
bega
gai i g
atte tio .
It
is
impo ta t
to
ote
that
these
claims
have
ot
bee
i depe de tly
established.
Neve theless,
the
allegatio s
sp ead
apidly
o li e,
with
seve al
use s
questio i g
how
the
a imal
was
kept
i
a
p ivate
setti g,
while
othe s
c iticised
celeb ities
mo e
b oadly
fo
allegedly
keepi g
exotic
wildlife
without
p ope
pe missio s.
Why
is
La
Gibbo
ow e ship
a
co ce ?
Wildlife
ules
explai ed
The
o li e
debate
has
also
d aw
atte tio
to
the
legal
status
of
La
Gibbo s
i
I dia.
The
species
is
ative
to
pa ts
of
Southeast
Asia
a d
falls
u de
i te atio al
wildlife
t ade
p otectio s,
listed
u de
CITES
Appe dix
I,
which
imposes
st ict
co t ols
o
the
c oss-bo de
t ade
of
the
species.
Withi
I dia,
the
possessio ,
impo t,
t a sfe
o
egist atio
of
exotic
wildlife
may
be
subject
to
specific
egulato y
a d
docume tatio
equi eme ts.Me ely
possessi g
a
La
Gibbo
does
ot,
o
its
ow ,
establish
a
legal
violatio ,
the
ci cumsta ces
su ou di g
its
acquisitio ,
impo t,
a d
co ti ued
possessio
would
ultimately
dete mi e
whethe
a y
law
has
bee
b eached.
While
the
social
media
allegatio s
su ou di g
Vik am’s
video
have
aised
questio s,
o
co fi med
fi di g
of
w o gdoi g
has
bee
p ese ted
i
the
mate ial
cu e tly
ci culati g
o li e.
Chiyaa
Vik am’s
upcomi g
film
Away
f om
the
o goi g
co t ove sy,
Chiyaa
Vik am
co ti ues
to
focus
o
his
p ofessio al
commitme ts.
The
acto
is
cu e tly
p epa i g
fo
his
upcomi g
actio
th ille
di ected
by
A a d
Sha ka ,
i
which
he
will
epo tedly
play
the
ole
of
a
cook.
The
p oject
has
al eady
ge e ated
co side able
i te est
owi g
to
the
acto ‘s
eu io
with
A a d
Sha ka ,
with
whom
he
p eviously
collabo ated
o
I u
Muga .
