Man Who Solves Monkey Woes to Get Village Vote in Warangal

Residents from Illanda in Vardhannapet mandal in Warangal district, have unanimously announced that they will elect as sarpanch, the candidate who promises to control the rampant monkey menace. 

This village with 5,400 voters is home to over 20,000 monkeys, four times the human population. Residents say the monkeys have turned daily life into a nightmare —stealing cooking utensils,



damaging homes, and making it unsafe to step outside alone.

"We don't care about new roads or other developments. Just get rid of these monkeys, and you'll have our vote," says Rama Rao, a 60-year-old farmer.

Lakshmi, a school teacher, added, "Our children fear going to school alone because monkeys attack them. Whoever controls the monkeys will become our sarpanch."