In a crackdown, police today started evicting scores of pro-jallikattu demonstrators from protest venues across the state, especially from the Marina Beach, which has been the epicentre of the stir for the past one week, amid reports of stone-pelting and lathicharge at a few places. At the Marina, the police action began early in the morning with roads to the beach being cordoned off and police personnel being deployed in large numbers.


The police asked the protestors to leave the place, the crowd refused to do so. The protestors even said that they would attempt suicide if the police came near by forming long human chains in the sea shore. Some others staged a sit-in on the sands while others regrouped in nearby areas, shouting slogans and allegedly throwing stones on policemen. Police burst teargas shells and reportedly lathicharged to chase away a section of protesters who had regrouped at Triplicane near Marina beach and allegedly started throwing stones at police personnel. 

Even as the ordinance was brought to conduct the bull taming sport ,the protestors did not come down and demanded a permanent solution for Jallikattu to be conducted every year without any hurdles. Protestors threw petrol bombs  and set fire to the vehicles. This slowly spread to the other parts of the Chennai city and then across the state of Tamilnadu.  The government has banned  the cable TV services in the state from going on air and put limitations on the media.


 Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today appealed to those agitating on the Jallikattu issue to give up their stir as steps have been taken to address their concerns. On the other hand film stars called for peace .Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth appealed for peace and requested to stop the violence. The situation of the Chennai  city is disheartening ,added Rajanikanth.

 


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