CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Decks were cleared tonight for an ordinance on Jallikattu after Tamil Nadu and the Centre worked feverishly even as the state stood on the edge and protesters on Marina beach and elsewhere refused to relent until the sport is held.
Tamil Nadu was brought to a standstill by a shutdown on the fifth day of the protest by students, youths and other sections demanding immediate staging of the traditional bull- taming sport in Alanganallur, epicentre of the of Jallikattu, and other places.
They said they welcome the efforts to promulgate an ordinance for allowing the sport but they would not withdraw the agitation until the event is held.
A draft ordinance prepared by the Tamil Nadu Government was vetted by the Home Ministry. It was late in the night approved by the Ministries of Law and Environment for President’s assent.
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