Centre clears ordinance allowing the sport of Jallikattu
The Law Ministry, Environment Ministry, and Culture Ministry on Friday gave their approval to an ordinance allowing the bull-taming sport, Jallikattu. This comes after protests involving thousands of people including sportspersons and actors erupted across Tamil Nadu against the Supreme Court-ordered ban on Jallikattu. The ordinance still needs to be approved by President Pranab Mukherjee.