The Madhya Pradesh government's overdrive to get white tigers from Odisha has caused concern among the wildlife lobby.

The undue hurry - to beat the deadline before the code of conduct for state election comes into force - is driven by the political leadership's urge to win votes in Rewa but it may prove fatal for the big cat, they claim. First letter was sent to the chief wildlife warden (CWW) Odisha J D Sharma by his MP counterpart Narendra Kumar on September 2 seeking translocation of one white tiger from Nandan Kanan zoo to Mukundpur zoo and rescue centre in Satna district in exchange of normal coloured male tiger.