Hard to score brownie points in Jallikattu episode

Neither politicians nor fringe elements could steer the protest to serve their respective agendas

Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport celebrated during the festival of Pongal in a few districts in Tamil Nadu, has been a matter of disruptive politics for the past few years. The ruling All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and even the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre have been looking to gain brownie points by demanding removal of the ban on Jallikattu and even a notification from the central government in 2016, for this.

The ban was imposed by an order of the Supreme Court — later reserved — on a plea by animal