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Rahul Gandhi to attend Jallikattu in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, 10 yrs after Congress banned it

Fatima Khan - January 14, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be a spectator at a bull-taming event in Madurai Thursday in what will be his first visit to the poll-bound state this year.

Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’ selected as India’s official entry to 2021 Oscars

PTI - November 25, 2020

'Jallikattu', which was unanimously chosen from 27 entries, is about a tribe of men coming together to stop a bull that has run amok in their village.

Animal welfare body pulls up Tamil Nadu govt for ‘death’ of bulls during Jallikattu

Sanya Dhingra - July 3, 2020

Animal Welfare Board of India has sent a letter to Tamil Nadu govt, asking it to furnish comments/views of Jallikattu inspection report at the earliest.

Man dies after being gored by bull while watching Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai

PTI - January 17, 2020

Two spectators died while watching the traditional bull-taming sport, though the cause for the second person's death is yet to be ascertained.

Jallikattu begins today — the ‘barbaric sport’ that celebrates hard-working Tamil farmer

Sanya Dhingra - January 15, 2020

As thousands of bulls are readied for jallikattu once again, ThePrint revisits the debate around the barbaric ‘bull-taming’ sport.

Jallikattu, Priyanka’s wedding horses: Is PETA offending Indian culture or humanising it?

ThePrint Team - December 4, 2018

PETA has slammed Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas for using horses and elephants at their wedding in Jodhpur. In the past, PETA has demanded...

Kerala eyes jallikattu lesson from Tamil Nadu to resolve Sabarimala row

Rohini Swamy - November 6, 2018

Tamil Nadu had passed an ordinance to supersede a Supreme Court ban on jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport.

Maneka Gandhi accuses animal panel members of using national emblem to influence & extort

Sanya Dhingra - May 29, 2018

Gandhi accuses animal welfare board members of using the national emblem to influence state governments and extort personal favours.

Tamil Nadu on ‘dissent mode’ since 2009, but Tuticorin may not go away like other protests

Manuraj Shunmugasundaram - May 23, 2018

Never has Tamil Nadu seen such violence unleashed upon its people. With Tuticorin, the Palaniswami government has destroyed its mandate to govern.

Jallikattu continues to be a bloody affair — for humans and bulls

Sanya Dhingra - January 19, 2018

Five people lost their lives this year while cruelty to the animals continued unabated, despite the Animal Welfare Board’s guidelines and monitoring teams.

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