How good is the Jallikattu ordinance

January 23, 2017 08:04

Times of India reports: After a week of Occupy Marina, when the state promulgated an ordinance to ensure Jallikattu, many thought it was a happy ending. It wasn't.

While the movement looked rudderless past its goalpost, the government's secrecy over the ordinance added scepticism to ambiguity. The government decided to keep under wraps details of the Ordinance, which, according to rules, should be a public document.

Perhaps this secrecy, coupled with the government's attempt to rush through three biggest jallikattu events -- Alanganallur, Paalamedu and Avaniapuram -- made protesters suspect the strength of the state Ordinance and insist on a 'permanent' law on jallikattu.

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