Of lives, limbs and the bull run
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January 31, 2021 00:33 IST
Jallikattu has fierce supporters in the State. As new norms attempt to enforce rules for the safety of both man and beast, the deaths have come down.
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Grabbing the bull by its horns: Tamers trying to get hold of an animal during a jallikattu held at Palamedu in Madurai this year. The popular bull-taming sport is conducted during Pongal.
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ASHOK R.
Jallikattu has fierce supporters in the State. As new norms attempt to enforce rules for the safety of both man and beast, the deaths have come down.
‘Allow only indigenous bulls at jallikattu events’
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Members of Jallikattu Training Centre at the Madurai Collectorate on Monday pressing for a charter of demands. | Photo Credit: G Moorthy
The members of Jallikattu Training Centre, a registered body that trains bull tamers for jallikattu, submitted a petition to the District Collector demanding that only indigenous bulls be allowed to participate in jallikattu and pressing for a charter of other demands.
The members said that protests were held across the State in 2017 in support of jallikattu and also to save the indigenous breed. Hence, only indigenous bulls must be allowed to participate in jallikattu, the members demanded.