Jallikattu: Police are treating Alanganallur as an undeclared war zone, Stalin says

Chennai | Tuesday | 17th January, 2017

Summary:

The protests are being held across Tamil Nadu," said Stalin. CHENNAI: DMK working president M K Stalin and other party MLAs on Tuesday met director general of police TK Rajendran and took up the issue of the arrest of people who were holding pro-jallikattu protests across Tamil Nadu "Police were treating Alanganallur as an undeclared war zone," said Stalin in his petition to the DGP. "I met students from Loyala College, New College and Presidency College and extended my to support their protests against central and state governments which promised the conduct of jallikattu this year. He sought the release of those taken into custody.He said the protests were voluntary and that the issue had found support from the people in the state.Earlier, Stalin met college students who were staging a demonstration on Marina Beach in Chennai to protest against the failure of the central and state governments to enable the conduct of jallikattu during Pongal..