Instead Of Pongal Cheer, Protests Engulf Rural Madurai Over Jallikattu Ban
At least seven people have been detained in rural Madurai in Tamil Nadu for organising the bull-taming festival, Jallikattu, in defiance of the Supreme Court ban. Pongal festivities are on in Tamil Nadu, but locals from Madurai are calling it 'black Pongal'. In Avanipuram, which was scheduled to conduct Jallikattu today, people have been protesting since morning.
