I do find myself every now and then being someone who believes in a cause be it be a "Justice for All" or be it "Being Humane".However I have found that organizations that solely remain dedicated for a cause generally end up being a political opportunist and become too very selective while working for the cause they subscribe for . PETA in my view is one of them.
I am always very much behind anti animal cruelty and I do find despicable the way we humans treat or mistreat animals. Be it horses,be it goats be it elephants or be it dogs & cats. Some animal protection objectives we do find in our Constitution but they are selective and does not therefore talk of "justice for All". Life is as precious for a Horse and a Goat as it is for a Bull. So why there is no Animal welfare society for protecting the interest of a Goat or a Horse and why creating a ruckus on a sport that revolves round Bull but remain neither cruel to the bull and never ever even remotely comparable to the gruesome Spanish Bull fights. Jallikattu is celebrated all over Tamil Nadu on their New Year Day PONGAL
Jallikattu is an ancient sport. The seals of Indus Valley civilization depict it, which is proof that this sport was in vogue 5000,years ago. Over the centuries Jallikattu apart from becoming an integral part of Tamilian culture has also emerged as a heritage sports. Protection of cultural heritage is as much a need as protection of human rights.
.Emotional outbursts do cloud judgement and my tweets earlier in the week did prove that.Yes I was wrong jumping to conclusion. If preventing cruelty to animals is that much a national priority then let us first close down all the slaughter houses in the country before we decide to trample a sport that is a cultural heritage of the Tamilians across the globe. A common man may be stupid but his collective outburst can be decisive. So stop bullying common man.
Let us protest the ban on "JALLIKATTU to protect the 5000 year old Tamilian heritage.
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