Jallikattu protest: Youngsters and students participate in a protest to lift the ban on Jallikattu and impose ban on PETA, at Kamarajar Salai, Marina Beach in Chennai.
For a spontaneous, people-led protest without a visible leadership, need for loudspeakers, or violence that has attracted lakhs of Tamils across the state in just four days, one thing, to believe the protesters, is clear: this movement is “not just for Jallikattu”.
A C P Zinnah, manager with a private bank and among the first 50 people to start the protest on Chennai’s Marina beach on Tuesday morning, said although the trigger was Jallikattu, what brought so many people together was “also about Tamil pride” that has taken a beating over the years. Asked whether this mass uprising will die down if Jallikattu is allowed, Zinnah said, “Wait and see. This same place will see protests for farmers and farm labourers — this youth movement is just the beginning.”
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