Why is Jallikattu important?

The sport is a means to mobilise people and help them break caste barriers. This will help break the ‘rationalist’ mould into which the politicians have been trying to shape the people of Tamil Nadu into.

Is it not cruelty to the animal?

Yes, if you consider killing them for food as cruel too.

Don’t animals get injured?

Yes, like they get injured when they fight among themselves.

Why should we continue this ‘barbaric’ sport?

Ok. Let us stop it. But let us start from the developed countries. Let us stop ‘Whaling’ in Japan, Rodeo in the US, Bullfighting in Spain and then come to ‘developing’ India. Prior to that let us close down McDonalds, Subways and KFCs so the poor chicken, fish and cow are not killed.

Is Jallikattu relevant in 2017?

When ‘ Pardoning the Turkey’ is relevant in the developed West in 2017, Jallikattu is relevant in ‘developing’ India.

Do women choose their bridegrooms after the latter tames the bull?

The number of women who marry such grooms is more than the number of women who follow the man who has splashed himself with the deodorant in the advt. If the latter has to be taken at face value, why not the former?

Is Jallikattu not ‘gore personified’?

The pictures speak for themselves. Compare and contrast.

Spanish Bull Fight — The Bull is garlanded with spears

Spanish Bull Fight — The Matador being kind to the Bull.

Japanese Whaling — where whales are nurtured out of kindness

India’s Jallikattu where Bulls are ‘tortured’

Any contemporary history of Jallikattu?

A stone inscription dating back to1277 AD.

Last : Jallikattu has religious connections. In Tamil it is called ‘Earu Thazhuvuthal’ (embracing the ox / fighting against the ox). Balaram, the elder brother of Lord Krishna, was known to be a bull fighter. Hence the sport is more important than the national stupidity called ‘Cricket.’