AgenciesMadurai: Hundreds of villagers in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu have expressed ire over Supreme Court's ban on Jallikattu, the traditional bullfight during Pongal.
Alanganallur town panchayat president N Alagu Umadevi said people could not accept the ban on 'Jallikattu,' which was part and parcel of Tamil Nadu's rural society.
Protests also were aired by Palamedu and surrounding villagers across the district.
The Tamil Nadu government last Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking lifting of the stay on holding 'Jallikattu.'
In the application seeking modification of Friday's order, the state government said that failure to hold 'Jallikattu' may lead to law and order problems.
'Jallikattu,' also known as 'Yer Thazhuvudhal,' which involves taming of bulls, is a traditional adventure sport, said to have originated about hundreds of years ago as a sport of kings and landlords.
The sport is normally held on the day of 'Mattu Pongal' (January 16) in scores of villages across 11 districts of southern Tamil Nadu during the four-day Pongal festivities, starting on January 14.
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