More than 200 youths were taken into custody on Monday night after they held protests at Alanganallur village demanding lifting of the ban on Jallikattu. Responding to the protesters’ demands for an assurance from Chief Minister O Panneerselvam for conducting Jallikattu, School Education Minister Pandiarajan said the government cannot give any oral assurance and indicated that the chief minister could issue a statement later in the day on the matter.
The ministers urged the protesters to withdraw their agitation. Chandramohan, one of the representatives who held talks with the ministers on behalf of the protesters, insisted that the chief minister support the bull taming sport. “The government should understand the sentiments of the people and exert pressure on the Centre. They (ministers) have assured to find a solution,” he said.
Meanwhile, the protesters at Marina, who converged on Tuesday following an agitation at Alanganallur in Madurai, were unrelenting in their demand for conducting Jallikattu and continued to stay put at the protest site and sat through the night. The agitators claimed that more volunteers had either joined them or were on their way to join the protests.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:ibtimes.co.in)
