Temple bull raised by Dalit community not allowed in Jallikattu

Tamil Nadu By Vinodh Arulappan January 16, 2023 Read the article

A bull raised by a Dalit hamlet was not allowed to participate in the world-renowned Palamedu Jallikattu.

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This despite a Madras High Court direction and the order of the Madurai district collector.

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The temple bulls in and around the Pallamedu village are unleashed from the “Vadivasal” — the place from where the bulls are untied into the arena.

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“Each community will raise a bull on behalf of their deity,” said Malaisamy, a resident of Palamedu.

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“No man will tame or touch these temple bulls, and the customary belief is that unleashing the temple bulls will bring rain to the village.”

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He added that the bull raised by the Paraiyar community, which is listed as Scheduled Caste (SC), was not allowed to participate in the unleashing event.

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And this has been happening for a few years now, especially after the Jallikattu ban was revoked.

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C Santhanam, a Dalit, approached the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court over the village committee ban.

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The Madurai District Collector S Aneesh Shekar directed the Jallikattu organising committee to allow the Paraikkal Karuppusamy temple’s bull.

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On Monday morning, poojas were accordingly performed and the temple bull was taken for a procession to the Jallikattu arena.

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“The organising committee, with the police by its side, refused to allow the bull into the arena,” said S Amuthan, a spokesperson of Viduthalai Siruthai Katchi.

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