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प्रश्न
Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?
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उत्तर
Ravi said that one of the descendants of the Egyptian cat-goddess had been a stowaway on one of the Pallava ships. The descendant of this cat was the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat, and their kitten Mahendravarma Pallava Poonai. M. P. Poonai for short had descended from the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat. It was a close relative, scientifically speaking, of the Pallava lion the emblem of the Pallava dynasty. His narrative concerning the genealogy of the kitten is unbelievable.Ravi said that one of the descendants of the Egyptian cat-goddess had been a stowaway on one of the Pallava ships. The descendant of this cat was the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat, and their kitten Mahendravarma Pallava Poonai. M. P. Poonai for short had descended from the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat. It was a close relative, scientifically speaking, of the Pallava lion the emblem of the Pallava dynasty. His narrative concerning the genealogy of the kitten is unbelievable.
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