avaniyapuram jallikattu

A group of people in a village in Tamil Nadu are demanding that they be allowed to conduct the jallikattu as was done in previous years. They are also petitioning the district collector. A different group of people in the same village are protesting the village general committee's right to conduct the jallikattu.

A group of people in the village of Avaniyapuram in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, are demanding that the jallikattu event be held only in their village, and are contesting with other groups to hold the event. The district administration, including the district collector and minister for commercial taxes and registration, has been trying to negotiate a resolution to the dispute, but no consensus has been reached. So, the village general committee held a demonstration on Thursday. The committee is contesting with the thenkaal pasana vivasayigal sangam and other groups to conduct the jallikattu event. The madurai district administration, including the district collector and minister for commercial taxes and registration, has been trying to negotiate a resolution to the dispute, but no consensus has been reached. So, the village general committee resorted to holding a demonstration. Jallikattu is a traditional sport and celebration in Tamil culture which should be conducted by the villagers in 20172022. A petition was filed in the madras high court seeking to ensure community representation for all and uphold equality. Following the court order, a committee of 16 members was formed to conduct the event. This was followed until 2020. Anbaras

Following a peace meeting held between various stakeholders at the district collectorate on Friday, a 16-member advisory committee with representations from different communities was constituted to coordinate with the jallikattu organising committee to conduct avaniyapuram jallikattu on Sunday.

Ravanan, an eight-year-old jallikattu bull, from Pudukottai district has become a nightmare for bull tamers after its undefeated run in the recently-held jallikattu events at Avaniyapuram and Alanganallur.

The death toll in jallikattu events in the state increased to five on Saturday as a person was killed during an event in Trichy, while a spectator who was injured during the avaniyapuram jallikattu earlier this week died at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH).

In what seems to be a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Madurai district administration on Sunday announced a compulsory insurance scheme for bull tamers in case of death, while participating in jallikattu events this year.