An Indian-born tusker (originally called Basheer) gifted to the Sri Dalada Maligawa by Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the late 1980s; he was chosen at the Mudumalai elephant camp and stands about 3.15 m tall. He became the lead tusker of the Maligawa herd and carried the Sacred Tooth Relic casket in the Kandy Esala Perahera, taking over as main casket bearer after Nadungamuwa Raja died in 2022. In 2004 he killed his mahout at Wilbawa in the Kurunegala district and then injured the tusker Sinharaja.