In the video, the sentry can be heard saying in the video, u00e2u0080u009cCharlie 39 to control,, Mama aa raha hai, chhota ya bada victor koi bhi abhi mat bhejnau00e2u0080u00a6u00e2u0080u009d
A screengrab from the video posted by the BSF
One may have heard elephants being called several names. But the name called by the sentry while announcing entry of the elephants to the jungle in a viral video shared by the Border Security Force (BSF) has amused netizens, making them smile.
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In the video, the sentry can be heard saying in the video, "Charlie 39 to control,, Mama aa raha hai, chhota ya bada victor koi bhi abhi mat bhejna…" Explaining the name called for the jumbo, the BSF has posted in the captions, saying, "Sentry on duty announcing entry of a herd of elephants, across fence. Free roaming Gajraj (respectfully called "Mama") rule the jungles along international boundary in Garo hills Meghalaya."
Chalie 39 to control,, Mama aa raha hai, chhota ya bada victor koi bhi abhi mat bhejna,,,
— BSF (@BSF_India) May 14, 2020
Sentry on duty announcing entry of a herd of elephants, across fence.
Free roaming Gajraj (respectfully called "Mama") rule the jungles along international boundary in Garo hills Meghalaya. pic.twitter.com/ahSQ3u8Gvi
The post shared on Thursday afternoon managed to garner 59,200 views on Twitter with 4,900 likes and was retweeted 1,100 times so far. The users commenting on the post praised the sentry’s unique term to describe the elephants.
What an innovative way to respond u00f0u009fu00a4u0098u00f0u009fu00a4u0098. Proud to be a part of this service. Bharat ke har prant se aaye, bahadur ka dal, ye hai seema suraksha bal.
— ANISH SINGH (@ANISHSI91773595) May 14, 2020
Sir say Mama to.... Stay home Stay safe... u00f0u009fu0098u0080 u00e2u009cu008cu00efu00b8u008f
— RAHUL (@offi_rahul) May 14, 2020
@ParveenKaswan surely our seema praharis speaking so affectionately of the elephant will gladden yr heart!
— The_Albatross (@TheAlbatross15) May 14, 2020
They refer to the elephants as 'Mama Dalgipa' in Garo out of respect u00f0u009fu0099u0082 Dalgipa means big-- so Big Uncle u00f0u009fu0090u0098u00f0u009fu0092u009a
— Upasana Ganguly (@upasana_ganguly) May 14, 2020
Mama is such a cool roll call
— Nisha rai (@nisharai_ggc) May 14, 2020
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