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Supreme Court hearing today

J. Venkatesan

Petition seeks modification of the interim order

New Delhi: Tamil film actor, J.K. Ritheesh alias Sivakumar, on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking permission for holding ‘jallikattu’ in Alanganallur, Palamedu and Siruvayal villages as part of the Pongal festivities with the strict supervision of the district administration and police.

A three-Judge Bench of the Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice J.M. Panchal are to hear on Tuesday an application filed by Tamil Nadu seeking modification of the interim order passed by the court on January 11 refusing permission to hold the jallikattu event. The actor’s application filed through his counsel B. Balaji would also be taken up for hearing on Tuesday. He sought impleadment in the case and prayed for lifting the stay. In his application, he submitted that that these cultural events and bravery games with the bullocks like Jallikattu, Manjuviratu and Eru Thazhuvuthal (embracing bull) “are attached with the religious and rich cultural sentiments of the people of Tamil culture and are being practised time immemorial from Kadai Sangam Period (Last Tamil Literature Period) that dates back to 5000 to 2500 BC.”

The application said that such events could not be construed as an act of subjecting the bullocks to cruelty or sufferings or ill treatment.

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