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The ordinance will come into effect after it is reviewed and approved by President Pranab Mukherjee and then by the TN governor.
An ordinance which is also known as an executive order, formed by the Tamil Nadu state was cleared by the Centre. Currently, it has been sent to President Mukherjee for his signature. The executive order comes with new restrictions on conducting Jallikattu to make it clear that animals will not be harmed in the sport. Both Tamil Nadu and the Centre have legislative power in this regard.
If President Mukherjee gives his nod to the ordinance, it will go to the Tamil Nadu Governor. The order will likely be in effect on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met Prime Minister Modi on Thursday. But the PM had said that the Centre is not in a position to intervene while the case is still with the Supreme Court. But he had assured that the Centre would support the actions and steps taken in this regard by Tamil Nadu.
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Lakhs of people from all over the state have gathered on the Marina Beach in Chennai on Tuesday, demanding to lift the ban on Jallikattu. The crowd is just getting bigger with all the political parties and Kollywood stars joining the movement. If the Marina Beach protest is led by the youth, another protest named #makkalMovement is being held for the cause by the Nadigar Sangham and all the film fraternity from Tamil Nadu, including PETA activist Trisha have supported it.
The Supreme Court had banned the sport, citing animal cruelty, in 2014.