The Tamil Nadu CM has asked the Center to take urgent action on this matter as Pongal season is due in a week. Photo: AFPNew Delhi: Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselvam on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to issue an ordinance permitting Jallikuttu, a banned bull-taming sport in the southern state. The chief minister also cited the “groundswell of sentiment and support” for Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu to make his case. Due to this, Jallikattu was not conducted in Tamil Nadu in both 2015 and 2016. But the discussion was revived last year in January when the environment ministry, just ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections, brought a notification allowing Jallikattu and bullock cart races in the country.

Source: Mint January 09, 2017 11:28 UTC