Jallikattu organised at Ramanathapuram despite SC ban
People of Kanjirangudi in Tamil Nadu conducted bull-taming sport Jallikattu despite the Supreme Court's ban declaring that it is their traditional sport and it can't be banned. Police reached the spot hearing the news and requested the crowd to stop the event as it is banned. Earlier, Jallikattu was held in several other places and arrests were also made.
On the day of 'Kaanom Pongal', the last day of Pongal festival, jallikattu was conducted against the ban by Supreme Court at Kanjirangudi, Ramanathapuram. People of Kanjirangudi conducted jallikattu against the ban declaring that it is their traditional sport and it can't be banned. The bull specifically trained for 'Yerudhukattu', a form of sport where the bull would be tied to a rope allowing it to move inside a 15ft circumference was conducted under the orders of 'Yeruthu Kattu Sangam' leader, Adithan.Trained men, tried to wrangle with the bull for nearly an hour but no one was able to get near it.Also read: To defy jallikattu ban, cock fight conducted in Tamil Nadu 