The Objective behind Jallikattu and the student movement!

About Jallikattu:

Jallikattu is a centuries old bio-cultural sport intended to promote and propagate the native breeds. 

The native bulls have big humps on their back called as "Thimilu" in Tamil. Jallikattu is a test to see if the bulls can cross 50 feet with a man hugging its hump. If it passes, it is sent for breeding and the ones that loose go to farms for plowing the farm land. None of the bulls are sent to the slaughter houses, Whatsoever!!

My stand: 

I support #Jallikattu as a #Tamizhan not just because of the tradition but also for the #breeding science behind the bio-cultural sport. But I for one won't deny the element of cruelty that occurs to a bull during the conduction of the sport. But that doesn't mean that we can't conduct the sport with a set of reasonable restrictions that will protect the safety of the bull. And we don't need not ask SC to frame regulations. Madras high court has provided 77 directions to conduct Jallikattu with righteous rules and regulations.

The Jallikattu Agitation led by the Youth of Tamilnadu:

There is a huge protest going on here in Tamil Nadu. Youngsters have come to streets to protest in huge numbers. Primarily to save the native breeds, conventional farming and our farmers. This protest is significant not just for Tamil people living in India, It for all the students and youngsters in India. You can see this self-disciplined and self-controlled outburst of youth in two dimensions, state and national perspective. 

State Perspective:

The state of Tamil Nadu has been the recipient of strategies from the mainstream political parties of TN to depoliticize the student campuses over the past 45 years. The systematic elimination of student politics started by the DMK leader M Karunanidhi in 1970 where he tried to crush the students protest with police-lathi twice. In 1972, When the above-mentioned leader was conferred with Doctorate at Annamalai university, the students protested against the event and one of the prominent student leader UdhayKumar went missing. Since then every leader who rose to power continued with the legacy of Mr. M Karunanidhi including Dr. MGR and J Jayalalitha. That is why No political party is been entertained among the students during the protest. 

National perspective:

In the National perspective, the BJP led NDA government has tried its best to suppress the voice of the students. JNU, HYD university, FTII, and IIT-Madras have been on the receiving end. BJP led NDA not only celebrates the victory of suppression but also awards the loyal subordinates who help them run their game. For instance, the Delhi top cop Alok Verma who failed to find the JNU student Najeeb Ahmed for over 90 days now is been appointed as the next CBI chief by Mr. Narendra Modi. And the "Institutional murderer" of Rohit vemula receives the Science congress award from Mr Narendra Modi.

With this popular student-youth movement that has rose above the all the social barriers to unite the collective raw potential of the students in Tamil Nadu will revive and guide the student-youth protests all over India! This agitation will pave way for many other righteous causes and Jallikattu agitation will set an example to conduct protests in a peaceful and effective manner. 

The Change is Here and it is going to lead India for a better tomorrow!