The Ministry of Environment and Forests has buckled to the sheer perseverance displayed by Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony and agreed to part with 12,000 acres of forest land in Wayanad for the tribals in principle. After nearly eight visits to the Ministry of Environment over last six months, Antony claimed he was going back a "happy man".This issue reached a flashpoint after 700 landless tribals entered the Muthanga wildlife sanctuary and stayed there for nearly a month demanding land. It ended in a bloody battle where one policeman and at least one tribal were killed. A CBI inquiry is underway.