Janjivan Bureau
Chennai : Two people were killed and at least 83 injured after a Jallikattu event was organised in haste at Raapusal village in Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, one of the victims, S Mohan suffered injuries to his lower hip, while the other victim, Raja received wounds on his chest.
The news came in even as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Pannearselvam had to leave Madurai, without inaugurating the Alanganallur Jallikattu as protestors demanded a lasting solution to the issue.
Panneerselvam had yesterday said he would inaugurate the bull taming sport at Alanganallur, famous for holding Jallikattu events, at 10 am.
Groups of protesters continued to stay put at several locations in the state, including the Marina Beach at Chennai, epicentre of the stir for the last six days. The protesters are seeking a permanent solution for holding the sport, besides a ban on animal rights group PETA.
Jallikattu event begins in several parts of Tamil Nadu.The main bull-taming event to be held in Alanganallur near Madurai today was called off, following opposition from the locals demanding a permanent solution.
Two days after the Centre and the state government together cleared ways to hold the sport despite a Supreme Court ban imposed in 2014, arrangements were made at various places in Madurai to hold the event.
The clearance of the ordinance to hold Jallikattu marked a historic win of the people of Tamil Nadu who doggedly protested across the state against the ban by the apex court, moved by a clutch of petitions by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.
