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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay Tamil Nadu's traditional bullfight Jallikattu for the upcoming festival of Pongal starting next month. A bench comprising justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra did not accept the plea made by the animal welfare board that in view of the untoward incidents during the last season, the continuance of Jallikattu must be stayed.
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Rediff.com's Ganesh Nadar shares his experience after witnessing Tamil Nadu's annual bull-taming festival, which is celebrated as part of the harvest festival of Pongal.
Twenty competitors were injured, three of them seriously, in the popular 'Jallikattu' (taming the bull) event held at nearby Palamedu as part of Pongal harvest festival.
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi on Wednesday assured to revive the banned bull-taming sport 'jallikattu'.
The last decision by Jairam Ramesh as environment minister was to ban the use of bulls as performing animals. This means that bulls can no longer be used in jallikattu, a bull-taming sport played in Tamil Nadu during Pongal celebrations.
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The apex court has also issued notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu and other states where 'Jallikattu' is played.
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As the feisty bulls, one after the other started racing towards the lengthy sporting arena from the entrance, known as 'vadivasal,' young men waiting with bated breath strained every nerve to latch on to the hump of the animals.
Jallikattu is organised at 24 places Tamil Nadu between January 14 and January 17. An event can raise up to Rs 15 lakh in a village
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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to permit 'Jallikattu' event, involving bull fights, ,during the Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu.
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Making the announcement, Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan tweeted: 'The Union government has made arrangements to allow Jallikattu in TN.'
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The Supreme Court on Friday put the brakes on the 400-year-old traditional bull-taming sport of Jallikattu, organised in Tamil Nadu as part of Pongal celebrations, saying guidelines to prevent cruelty against animals have been violated. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said and directed the district collectors in the state not to give any more permission for holding Jallikattu.
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Nineteen-year old Kalimuthu, who was seated in a front row of the viewers' gallery, suffered fatal stomach injury when the bull running in the playing arena suddenly strayed and attacked him.
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At least 129 people were injured in the two events held on Wednesday in Palamedu in Madurai District and Periyasuriyur near Tiruchirappalli.
The event -- held as part of the harvest festival, Pongal, with fanfare -- attracted hundreds of people from the district as well as from the neighbouring areas. It was the first such event held after the apex court reversed its order and granted conditional permission following a petition by the state government.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted conditional permission to the Tamil Nadu government for holding the event of Jallikattu involving bulls during the Pongal festival.
