Jallikattu stir intensifies as thousands continue protest at Chennai's Marina Beach; Tamil Nadu CM to meet PM Modi on Thursday
The Supreme Court in May 2014 banned Jallikattu, saying that bulls cannot be used as performing animals either for Jallikattu events or for bullock-cart races.
Jan 18, 2017, 23:56 PM ISTSocial media comes in handy in coordinating Jallikattu stir
Social media appeared to have played a key role in bringing together thousands of pro-Jallikattu protesters to the sprawling Marina Beach here and other parts of Tamil Nadu, with updates on the ongoing students' spontaneous stir and messages flooding the platform.
Jan 18, 2017, 23:28 PM ISTJallikattu protests spread across Tamil Nadu: Know what happened today
Thousands of students on Wednesday gathered on the sands of Marina in Chennai as protests demanding lifting of the ban on bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' snowballed across Tamil Nadu.
Jan 18, 2017, 22:41 PM ISTResolution in support of Jallikattu, legal action against PETA: AIADMK
Amidst protests across Tamil Nadu for permission to conduct jallikattu, ruling AIADMK on Wednesday said a resolution would be adopted in the coming session of the state assembly seeking the lifting of the ban on the bull taming sport.
Jan 18, 2017, 21:48 PM IST