Simbu to stage a silent protest in support of 'Jallikattu'
Chennai,
Jan 11
Tamil actor Simbu on Wednesday urged people of the state to
unite and fight against the ban on 'Jallikattu', a popular and ancient bull-taming
sport which was banned by Supreme Court last year. He said he will silently
protest in support of its resumption.
In an emotional speech, reacting to the incident where police
baton charged college students in Madurai who conducted rally seeking lifting
of the ban of 'Jallikattu', Simbu told reporters: 'Hats off to these college
students for standing up for Jallikattu. Heart bleeds to hear about how they
were treated by the police. I'm there for them.'
'Those students didn't fight over any film. They fought
for our culture and I can't tolerate them being beaten up,' he said, adding
it was shameful Tamilians don't support Jallikattu.
'When foreigners speak about 'Jallikattu', I can understand
because they don't know it's a tradition and is an integral part of our culture.
But when my own Tamil brothers speak against Jallikattu, it's just not done.
It's a shame,' he said.
He requested everybody to join him in his protest.
'I appeal to all my Tamil friends to unite and join me
outside my house tomorrow (Thursday) at 5 p.m. for ten minutes to silently protest
against the ban on Jallikattu. This is not politics and I'm not doing this at
the behest of any political party,' he said.
Chennai,
Jan 11
Tamil actor Simbu on Wednesday urged people of the state to
unite and fight against the ban on 'Jallikattu', a popular and ancient bull-taming
sport which was banned by Supreme Court last year. He said he will silently
protest in support of its resumption.
In an emotional speech, reacting to the incident where police
baton charged college students in Madurai who conducted rally seeking lifting
of the ban of 'Jallikattu', Simbu told reporters: 'Hats off to these college
students for standing up for Jallikattu. Heart bleeds to hear about how they
were treated by the police. I'm there for them.'
'Those students didn't fight over any film. They fought
for our culture and I can't tolerate them being beaten up,' he said, adding
it was shameful Tamilians don't support Jallikattu.
'When foreigners speak about 'Jallikattu', I can understand
because they don't know it's a tradition and is an integral part of our culture.
But when my own Tamil brothers speak against Jallikattu, it's just not done.
It's a shame,' he said.
He requested everybody to join him in his protest.
'I appeal to all my Tamil friends to unite and join me
outside my house tomorrow (Thursday) at 5 p.m. for ten minutes to silently protest
against the ban on Jallikattu. This is not politics and I'm not doing this at
the behest of any political party,' he said.
Tags: Silambarasan