The much-awaited Jallikattu bill seeking to revoke Supreme Court’s ban on the sport, was passed unanimously in a special session of Tamil Nadu state Assembly. Chief Minister O Panneerselvam tabled the bill, which would replace his government’s ordinance on the popular bull-taming sport.
Observing that a “mass movement” and “spontaneous outpouring of emotion” paved the way for lifting of the ban on Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao had assured that the bill to replace the ordinance would be “placed” by the state government in the Tamil Nadu Assembly “immediately.”
“The unprecedented and spontaneous outpouring of emotion and sentiment in a completely orderly and peaceful manner by lakhs of youth, supported by common people across the state, has received the solidarity of Tamil people across the globe to conduct Jallikatu and preserve Tamil cultural heritage,” he had said.
In his maiden address to the Assembly in its first session this calendar year, Rao said, “This mass movement has paved the way for lifting the ban on Jallikattu.”
“Considering the situation, the bill will be moved when the House meets at 5 pm today,” Assembly Speaker P Dhanpal told in Chennai.
