2017 pro-jallikattu protests

2017 pro-jallikattu protests
Jallikattu protesters gathering at Chennai Marina Beach
Date8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) – 23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)[1]
(15 days)
Location
Caused bySupreme Court's ban against jallikattu
Goals
  • Revoke the ban on jallikattu
  • Ban PETA[2]
Methodspicketing, sloganeering, human chain,[3] silent protest, hunger strike, demonstration, internet activism, candlelight vigil[4]
Resulted inTamil Nadu state legislation passed bill legalising jallikattu[5]
Number
> 1 million[6]
Casualties
Injuries> 60[7]

The 2017 pro-jallikattu protests, also known as the pro-jallikattu movement, were leaderless apolitical youth protests which took place in January 2017 in large groups in several locations across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Some sporadic smaller protests also took place across India[8] as well as overseas.[9][10] The chief motivation of the protest was against the Supreme Court's order to ban jallikattu (occasionally also known as sallikattu, eru taluval and manju virattu),[11] a traditional Tamil bull taming sport, which is held during Pongal, a harvest festival in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.[12] The sport is conducted annually on the second day of the Tamil month Thai. The sport was banned by the Supreme Court in a decision citing cruelty to animals based on a lawsuit filed by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),[13] which asserted that it violates the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA).[14]

The first large protests occurred on 8 January 2017, when several groups, organised largely via social media, conducted a protest at the Marina beach in Chennai to revoke the ban on jallikattu which was imposed in 2014. These groups also demanded that PETA be banned from India.[15] The protests soon gained momentum and spread all over Tamil Nadu.[16] After several days of protests, jallikattu was finally legalised locally on 23 January when the Government of Tamil Nadu passed a bill to amend the PCA Act.[17] As the legalisation is not Indian federal law, but rather state law, there is concern from Indian legal experts that jallikattu could be banned once again by the Supreme Court.[18][19]

The largely peaceful nature of the protests received praise from all over the country and inspired the legalisation movements of several other Indian states' traditional outlawed celebrations.[20][21] Despite violence on 23 January, this perception continued after the Tamil Nadu Police[22] reported that the violence was caused by "anti-social elements" co-opting the protest, and not the student protesters themselves.[23][vague][24][25][26] The movement has been described as a symbol for Tamil pride and has largely been compared to the anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu and dubbed by many as 'Thai Puratchi'.[27][28]

  1. ^ "Jallikattu: Protests Over, We Got What We Wanted, Says Marina Beach Students To NDTV". NDTV. 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Explained: Demands Made By Jallikattu Supporters". Times Now. 22 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Mumbai's Tamils form human chain to support Jallikattu – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Jallikattu Ban Hurts Tamil Pride, State Erupts in Massive Protests, Celebrities Join In". indiatimes.com. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Jallikattu Now Legal in Tamil Nadu, Assembly Passes Bill Unanimously". Times Now. 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ Soutik, Biswas (20 January 2017). "Why India bull-taming protest may not be just about bulls". BBC News. India. Retrieved 21 January 2017. :more than a million people are estimated to have protested across Tamil Nadu on Friday
  7. ^ Pushpa, Narayan (23 January 2017). "Jallikattu protests: 60 admitted to govt hospitals in Chennai". Times of India News. Retrieved 23 January 2017. Around 60 people, including 33 policemen, were admitted to state-run hospitals as pro-jallikattu protests turned violent in Chennai.
  8. ^ "Tamil lawyers, students protest against Jallikattu ban in Delhi". The Indian Express. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. ^ Overseas support for Jallikattu as Tamils in London stage protests near the Indian embassy (YouTube video), 17 January 2017, retrieved 20 January 2017
  10. ^ "From London to Madurai and beyond: Tamilians protest against jallikattu ban". The News Minute. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  11. ^ Ramakrishnan, T. "Governor clears ordinance on 'jallikattu'". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Protests flare in southern India over Jallikattu ban". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  13. ^ "PETA: Jallikattu stay 'partial victory' for bulls". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Supreme Court turns down plea to allow bull-taming sport Jallikattu before Pongal". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Jallikattu: Supporters organise rally in Chennai for seeking permission to hold bull-taming sport". 8 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Jallikattu protest: SC allows Centre's request to not pass judgment for a week". The Indian Express. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  17. ^ B Sivakumar (23 January 2017). "Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu assembly passes bill to amend PCA Act". The Times of India.
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  20. ^ "Jallikattu ban protests in Chennai calm, peaceful, clean; leave many impressed". India.com. 19 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Jallikattu 'legal', other states ramp up pressure for their outlawed sports". Hindusthan Times. 23 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Police sexually assaulted protesting women". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Jallikattu: 'Anti-National Elements', Not Students, Causing Chennai Violence, Say Cops". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Jallikattu protest turns violent after police eviction". The Economic Times. 23 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Jallikattu protest: Violence breaks out in Chennai, other parts of Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. 23 January 2017.
  26. ^ "Protest turns violent on Chennai's Marina Beach; vehicles torched, petrol bombs lobbed". Hindusthan Times. 23 January 2017.
  27. ^ "Protests for jallikattu turn mass pageant of Tamil pride". The Times of India. 20 January 2017.
  28. ^ Sohit Mishra (19 January 2017). "Jallikattu protests and 1965 Anti-Hindi riots: Similar at face value, different in objective". India.com.

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