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White Elephant suit, real mission
Colombian senator Luis Carlos Rúa wore a white elephant suit to the TIME100 Next gala to highlight his fight against corruption and demand reconstruction after an earthquake.
In brief
Colombian senator Luis Carlos Rúa wore a white elephant suit to the TIME100 Next gala to highlight his fight against corruption and demand reconstruction after an earthquake. Colombian senator Luis Carlos Rúa, who exposed government waste under the alias White Elephant, called for reconstruction after a seven point…
Senator in a white elephant suit
Luis Carlos Rúa, newly elected Colombian senator, wore a full white elephant suit to the TIME100 Next gala on October twenty-ninth in Manhattan.The outfit represents his five-year mission exposing government corruption and wasteful infrastructure projects.
From anonymous videos to Senate
Rúa had been making videos on Instagram and TikTok for five years anonymously under the name Elefante blanco, or the White Elephant, exposing wasteful infrastructure projects.
Earthquake demands reconstruction
A seven point four magnitude earthquake hit Colombia in August, killing over two hundred people and injuring four thousand more.
Call for action on reconstruction
Rúa told President Abelardo de la Espriella that reconstruction must begin. He said people can help by using social media to call on the President to start rebuilding, saying there are people without homes who…
“We need the reconstruction to begin, President.”
The headline
Colombian senator Luis Carlos Rúa, who exposed government waste under the alias White Elephant, called for reconstruction after a seven point four magnitude earthquake killed over two hundred people.
