Thousands of college students and other youth sat throughout the night at Marina Beach in Chennai demanding the holding of bull-taming sport Jallikattu and banning of animal rights group PETA, as talks with two Tamil Nadu ministers failed on Tuesday. Massive statewide protests by youth in Tamil Nadu have entered the second day today with protestors refusing to budge from their demands . Also read | We want jallikattu, cry protestors at Chennai's Marina BeachSimilarly, protests have gathered momentum in several other parts of Tamil Nadu. DEMONSTRATION BEGAN IN MADURAIThe demonstration began on Tuesday morning after the news of the arrest of Jallikattu protesters in Alanganallur town of Madurai district spread here. While Prakash and Arunraja are observing silent protest at Marina beach here, Karthik is leading the crowd in Madurai.
Source: India Today January 18, 2017 06:16 UTC