Jallikattu held in Tamil Nadu’s Alanganallur, 47 left injured

Friday saw thousands of onlookers thronging Alanganallur in Tamil Nadu, the centre of the state-wide Jallikattu protests in January, as the panchayat town finally held its first sanctioned bout since the new legislation was passed. 47 sportsmen were left injured, police said.

More than 950 bulls were released from the vadivaasal (entrance gate), and around 1,200 participants are competing in the bout, which is the first



Jallikattu event in the town in over two years. 

Alanganallur, along with other parts of Madurai district, is a historically important venue for the traditional bull-taming sport.

As many as 47 sportsmen were injured in the sport while attempting to tame the bulls and had been admitted to the hospital. The DMK working president Stalin gave away prizes to some of the winners in the sport.