With Kamal, Rajni support, Jallikattu protests here to stay
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The famous Marina Beach has become the protest site for Jallikattu supporters. The IT hubs in Chennai also saw organised protests opposing the ban and against PETA. The state CM met PM Modi and proposed an ordinance to hold the bull taming sport.
The protest against the ban on Jallikattu has intensified in the state of Tamil Nadu. Now, Marina Beach has become the symbol of Tamil culture and tradition as protesters in large numbers have gathered here. People from all walks of life, including students, IT professional, bank employees, businessmen, actors, filmmakers, and singers can be seen at this famous beach protesting against the SC ban on the bull taming sport.
Over the past couple of days, the Jallikattu ban led to a mass movement that has seen lakhs of people coming out of road to protest against it at various cities in the state. A day after the arrest of 200 protesters in Alaganallur, Madurai, Marina Beach became the unofficial protest ground with a massive number of protesters gathering here.
Interestingly, politicians have been kept away from Marina Beach and leaders including DMK’s MK Stalin and nationalist leader Seeman were asked to leave. As of now, 10 representatives have been selected to lead the talks with the Tamil Nadu government. Playback singer R J Hasini and a deputy manager in a private bank are the two among the 10 representatives.
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The IT hub of Chennai, Old Mahabalipuram Road also turned into a protest ground when techies decided to come out on the road in support of Jallikattu. The protest began after a poster was circulated through Facebook and Whatsapp. The message included all the details of the protest and also categorically excluded political interference.
The protest began outside ELCOT IT Park, that houses HCL, Wipro, and Cognizant among other companies. The protesters apart from protesting against the ban and PETA, also broke bottles of Coca-Cola and Pepsi to show anger against foreign companies. Similar protests were also organised in other IT parks in the city.
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Following the mass protest, the state CM O. Panneerselvam after talking to the protesters went to New Delhi to discuss the matter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While talking to the press at the Chennai airport, the CM stated that “Jallikattu is our right. I am going to insist to the Centre to intervene and promulgate an ordinance to facilitate its conduct.”
After this meeting the PM tweeted the following: