Lawyers are likely to boycott courts, schools, colleges and restaurants. Most commercial establishments are likely to remain shut on Friday in the wake of the protests.
While Thursday saw massive protests all across Tamil Nadu in support of bull-taming sport jallikattu, the demonstrations are likely to intensify on Friday. Thousands of locals gathered on the streets across the state to protest in favour of the sport, denouncing the Supreme Court ban.
Lawyers are likely to boycott courts, schools, colleges and restaurants. Most commercial establishments are likely to remain shut on Friday in the wake of the protests.
Political factions across the country have unanimously declared their support for the sport, while several public figures including actors, lawyers, spiritual gurus and pundits have joined the clarion call in support of the sporting event that has been subject to condemnation by animal rights groups across the nation.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR:
Protests in favour of jallikattu swelled on the streets of Tamil Nadu after agitators rejected Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's pleas calling for an end to the protests and the state braced for a shutdown on Friday.
Late-night reports indicated that the state government could consider promulgating an ordinance to ensure holding of jallikattu or convene the Assembly for adopting a resolution in its favour.
Businesses, theatres, schools and transporters have declared a day-long strike on Friday supporting the demand for immediate permission to allow jallikattu. A growing number of eminent personalities, including chess wizard Viswanathan Anand and music maestro A R Rahman, have come out in support of the bull-taming sport. Rahman has even vowed to sit on a fast on Friday.
Chief Minister Panneerselvam, who met PM Modi at his residence in Delhi, told reporters later that the state government in conjunction with the Centre would take steps for holding the event.
After the Chief Minister pressed for immediate steps for promulgation of an ordinance, the Prime Minister told him that the Supreme Court was yet to give its verdict on the notification of the government on the issue but the Centre would support any step taken by the state government on the issue.
AIADMK also announced its support to the bandh, saying jallikattu had been a traditionally-honoured culture of Tamils. AIADMK legislature wing leader A Anbalagan said Tamil outfits and students and youth wings, who have given the bandh call, sought his party's support.
AIADMK MPs will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday, seeking the Centre's help to allow conduct of jallikattu, over which protests are raging across Tamil Nadu. All 49 party MPs, including 37 from Lok Sabha, would call on Singh at 12 pm on Friday tentatively.
On Thursday, although no major untoward incidents were reported, a student suffered burn injuries in an isolated case during a rail roko agitation. Police said a group of pro-jallikattu protesters stopped the Bangalore Express Train at Salem when one of them came in contact with an electric line and suffered burns.
Meanwhile, Reacting to the Supreme Court's ban on jallikattu, the Congress on Thursday said it was a part of Tamil Nadu's intrinsic tradition. The party also said people of the state have the right to preserve their traditions. The Congress also said that the central and state government must find an amicable solution to it.
Thursday witnessed a huge gathering of students from Tamil Nadu in Delhi demonstrating against the ban on the bull-taming sport. The protesters, led by Tamil lawyers in Supreme Court, took out a march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar raising slogans against People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the ban on Jallikattu.
On Thursday evening, people took to Marina Beach with their mobile torchlights to mark their protest in the evening.Amid the ongoing protests, DMK party on Thursday announced a statewide rail roko-andolan on Friday.
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