Bulldozed! Thousands take over Marina Beach for protest ‘to save Jallikattu’
Updated On Jan 18, 2017 08:16 PM IST
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Thousands of people staged demonstrations against a ban on the bull-taming sport Jallikattu at Chennai’s Marina Beach on Wednesday. (V. Srinivasulu / Ht photo)
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The Supreme Court last week refused to pass an order before the Pongal celebrations and allow the popular sport. (V. Srinivasulu / Ht photo)
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Protesters wave black flags as the support for Jallikattu gathered momentum after a major rally at Marina Beach at Chennai on Wednesday. (AFP)
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The Supreme Court had banned the bull fighting ritual at the harvest festival Pongal in southern India after activists from NGOs like PETA argued that the sport amounts to animal torture. (V Srinivasulu / Ht photo)
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The counterargument by the supporters is that Jallikattu is more than 2,000 years old and is a deep-rooted part of Tamil Nadu's celebration of the harvest festival. (R Senthil Kumar/ PTI)
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The Madras high court refused to “interfere” in the protests, saying the matter is being heard in in Chennai, India on January 18, 2017. (V Srinivasulu /HT Photo )
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Political parties including the opposition DMK, had staged protests earlier, but the agitation at Marina Beach on Wednesday appeared to be a spontaneous show of defiance, especially by youngsters. The ruling AIADMK has also expressed displeasure over the apex court’s ban. (V. Srinivasulu / Ht Photo)
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