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Ordinance issued;Jallikattu today
Jallikattu is all set for a grand return in Tamil Nadu on Sunday with an ordinance issued for conducting the bull taming sport after a three-year-long ban but protesters in Marina beach and elsewhere on Saturday night refused to end their agitation unless a \"permanent\" solution is found.
​Chennai: Jallikattu is all set for a grand return in Tamil Nadu on Sunday with an ordinance issued for conducting the bull taming sport after a three-year-long ban but protesters in Marina beach and elsewhere on Saturday night refused to end their agitation unless a "permanent" solution is found.
After getting Governor Vidyasagar Rao's assent for the ordinance, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam flew to Madurai for inaugurating the event on Sunday morning in Alanganallur, the main centre where the traditional sport has been held for long.
Ministers will preside over similar events elsewhere mainly in southern and western parts of the state. Even after the Centre and the state government worked feverishly on the ordinance to negate a Supreme Court order, the agitators, mainly comprising youth and students in the "Marina uprising" and elsewhere, have rejected the ordinance route as a "temporary solution".
Instead, on the fifth day of their peaceful protests, they declared that they will not disperse until the government finds a "permanent solution" that will not put any obstacles in the future conduct of the sport cherished by Tamil culture for centuries.
In Madurai, District Collector Veeraraghav Rao visited the spot in Alanganallur and told reporters that what people and youth of Tamil Nadu want will take place. He said around 350 bulls will participate in the flagship event.
