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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  Jallikattu ban: Modi pleads inability to Paneerselvam over ‘sub-judice’ matter
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Jallikattu ban: Modi pleads inability to Paneerselvam over ‘sub-judice’ matter

While appreciating the cultural significance of Jallikattu, the Prime Minister observed that the matter is at present sub-judice

People protest to lift the ban on Jallikattu at Marina Beach in Chennai on Wednesday. Photo: PTIPremium
People protest to lift the ban on Jallikattu at Marina Beach in Chennai on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

New Delhi/Puducherry: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually indicated his government’s inability to promulgate an ordinance on allowing Jallikattu noting that the matter is sub-judice as Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselvam met him in New Delhi seeking Centre’s intervention.

“While appreciating the cultural significance of Jallikattu, the Prime Minister observed that the matter is at present sub-judice," the PMO said after the meeting. At the same time, it said, “The Centre would be supportive of the steps taken by the state government."

With regard to the drought situation in Tamil Nadu, Modi assured Paneerselvam that all possible assistance would be provided to the state. A central team would be deputed to Tamil Nadu shortly to assess the drought situation, the PMO said.

Panneerselvam met with the Prime Minister to seek promulgation of an ordinance to allow Jallikattu amid wide protests in Tamil Nadu against the ban on the annual bull taming sport. Panneerselvam met with Modi at his residence here soon after his arrival.

Read here: Jallikattu protests: SC refuses to intervene, says let appropriate HC take notice

The chief minister said on Wednesday night that all possible legal means would be explored to ensure justice for the state on the issue even as he maintained that it should not be construed that the Centre was “ignoring" the state on the matter.

Meanwhile, a group of youngsters protested outside the Tamil Nadu house here against the ban on Jallikattu. Actor Vishal is also expected to hold a protest on the issue at Jantar Mantar. Thousands of students on Wednesday protested against the ban in Tamil Nadu. Faced with mounting anger on the streets, the chief minister decided to meet the Prime Minister.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary V.K. Sasikala also lent her support to the agitation and demanded that the Centre come out with an ordinance allowing the sport.

Meanwhile, the Puducherry unit of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday extended support to the bandh call given by various Tamil outfits seeking restoration of Jallikattu and to ban PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

The bandh called by the outfits will be observed here for 12 hours from 6am on Friday.

In a release here, the DMK Puducherry unit convener R. Siva announced that his party backed the call for bandh as Tamils’ rights and traditional sport should suffer no hiccups. Various organisations and political parties including Janata Dal (United) and the CPI have expressed their support to the bandh. The ruling Congress has already announced its decision to back the bandh call for restoration of Jallikattu.

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Published: 19 Jan 2017, 12:27 PM IST
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