A day after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa asked the Centre to promulgate an Ordinance to allow Jallikattu, animal rights groups PETA India on Wednesday shot off a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee urging him not to pass any such Ordinance so that bulls remain protected.
On a day when the Supreme Court refused to vacate its order staying the Centre’s notification lifting ban on the controversial bull-taming sport Jallikattu, PETA India said that it was “relieved” that bulls will continue to remain protected for now.
“After learning from various reliable news reports that TN CM J Jayalalitha has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to disseminate an ordinanace allowing Jallikattu, PETA India fired off a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee urging him not to pass any such ordinance so that bulls can remain protected,” a PETA India statement said.
Jayalalithaa in her letter to Modi had yesterday said, “Considering the urgency of the issue, I strongly reiterate my earlier request to promulgate an ordinance forthwith to enable the conduct of Jallikattu. On behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu, I urge you to take immediate action in this regard.