The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the ban will continue on the bull-taming festival Jallikattu. The order came on the festival organisers' petition who sought apex court's permission to hold Jallikattu during Pongal on January 14, 15 and 16.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court had ruled that the bull-taming festival would not be celebrated in Tamil Nadu this year. Hearing a bunch of petitions against the government order, the apex court stayed the Centre's notification allowing Jallikattu.
The apex court's decision has also sparked protests in several parts of Tamil Nadu. Protesters have tonsured their heads protesting against the order. AIADMK cadres, bull tamers and villagers in Madurai are staging a fast too.
The Animal Welfare Board had filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the comeback of Jallikattu.
The four-year-old ban on holding of Jallikattu was lifted on January 8 by the Modi government in poll-bound Tamil Nadu with certain restrictions.
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