Manapparai’s second official jallikattu held at Kalingapatti, only one hurt

Trichy | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

Summary:

Malaiyakovil in Pudukkottai district was another venue for jallikattu which left 28 bull tamers injured on Friday. Trichy: The second official jallikattu in Manapparai, one of the hotspots of the traditional bull-taming sport in the state, was witnessed at Kalingapatti village on Friday. In Friday's jallikattu, conducted after a gap of a few years following the ban, 147 bulls were unleashed to test the might of 175 bull tamers. The health department disallowed 10 bull tamers to participate in the event citing their weak health. In Manapparai area, this was the second jallikattu after the event in Karunkulam recently..