2017 pro-Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu

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The 2017 pro-Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu were a massive, largely youth-led, statewide movement demanding the restoration of the traditional bull-taming sport as a symbol of Tamil culture and identity, while opposing its ban on animal-cruelty grounds.

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2017 pro-Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demonstration ⓘ
protest movement ⓘ
characteristic display of Tamil nationalist sentiments ⓘ
largely leaderless movement ⓘ
non-violent in its initial phase ⓘ
organized through social media ⓘ
statewide participation ⓘ
use of social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp for mobilization ⓘ
youth-led ⓘ
country India ⓘ
endTime January 2017 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent annual Jallikattu events under new regulations ⓘ
goal amendment of laws to permit Jallikattu ⓘ
protection of Tamil cultural practices ⓘ
revocation of Supreme Court ban on Jallikattu ⓘ
hasCause Supreme Court of India ban on Jallikattu ⓘ
animal cruelty concerns raised by animal rights groups ⓘ
demand to protect Tamil culture ⓘ
demand to protect traditional rural sport Jallikattu ⓘ
perceived attack on Tamil identity ⓘ
hashtag #BanPETA ⓘ
#JusticeForJallikattu ⓘ
#WeNeedJallikattu ⓘ
location Tamil Nadu ⓘ
mainPlace Ariyalur ⓘ
Chennai ⓘ
Coimbatore ⓘ
Cuddalore ⓘ
Dharmapuri ⓘ
linked to: Dharmapuri district

Dindigul ⓘ
Erode ⓘ
Kanchipuram ⓘ
Kanyakumari ⓘ
Karur ⓘ
Krishnagiri ⓘ
Madurai ⓘ
Marina Beach, Chennai ⓘ
linked to: Marina Beach

Nagapattinam ⓘ
Namakkal ⓘ
Perambalur ⓘ
Pudukkottai ⓘ
Ramanathapuram ⓘ
linked to: Ramanathapuram town

Salem ⓘ
Sivaganga ⓘ
Thanjavur ⓘ
linked to: Tanjore

The Nilgiris ⓘ
linked to: Nilgiri Hills

Thoothukudi ⓘ
Tiruchirappalli ⓘ
Tirunelveli ⓘ
Tiruppur ⓘ
Tiruvallur ⓘ
linked to: Tiruvallur district

Vellore ⓘ
Villupuram ⓘ
Virudhunagar ⓘ
mainSubject Jallikattu ⓘ
Tamil cultural rights ⓘ
animal rights law ⓘ
notableAspect mass gatherings at Marina Beach estimated in hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ
minimal visible role of established political parties in early phase ⓘ
opposedBy People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India ⓘ
animal rights activists ⓘ
organizer informal student groups ⓘ
largely self-organized volunteers ⓘ
participant IT professionals ⓘ
Tamil diaspora supporters ⓘ
college students ⓘ
farmers ⓘ
general public ⓘ
students ⓘ
youth ⓘ
partOf history of social movements in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
relatedTo Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 ⓘ
Supreme Court of India judgment on Jallikattu ⓘ
Tamil nationalism ⓘ
bull-taming sport Jallikattu ⓘ
result Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a bill amending the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in its application to the state ⓘ
Tamil Nadu government passed an ordinance to allow Jallikattu ⓘ
increased political focus on Tamil identity issues ⓘ
resumption of Jallikattu events in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
significantEvent clashes between protesters and police at end of protests ⓘ
large-scale occupation of Marina Beach in Chennai ⓘ
statewide student strikes ⓘ
slogan Ban PETA ⓘ
Save our culture ⓘ
We want Jallikattu ⓘ
startTime January 2017 ⓘ

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