Question

An animal sport which brought tamil nadu to a standstill in january 2017

Answer 1

The answer is jallikattu right?

The bullfight type of thing.

Answer 2

Jallikattu is a traditional bull chasing sport of Tamil Nadu which is played during harvest season of pongal. it creates lot of social issue which challenged People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) in 2004. The Supreme Court banned Jallikattu  acknowledging that it is a cruel game as bolls are not suited for this kind of activities and cause them unnecessary pain and suffering. But thousands of peoples had protest at marina beach demanding withdraw of ban on it as it is internal part of tamil culture

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