Chennai/Puducherry: Following the massive support towards protecting their traditional ‘Jalikattu’ sport, many MSME and SME associations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry had called for a ‘one-day’ bandh in favour of supporting the movement.
The Confederation of IT association (Confed-ITA) announced it will request the members to observe a day bandh announcing holiday for their entities to support the bandh. Many channel partner members across the two states directly participated in the peaceful protest to uphold the ban on Jalikattu. Some channel partners had allowed a two-day holiday for their organizations to help their employees participate in the protests while some other organizations. The channel partners also distributed food and water pockets to all the students participating in the protests.
The mobile retailers association of Tamil Nadu, TAMRRA, has announced that it will extend all forms of support for the protestors across Tamil Nadu.
ITTA-PDY to support Jallikattu, A group of 30 members from ITTA-PDY carry out rallies in support of Jallikattu & the procession from Anthoniayar Church – Cuddalore main road with a banner denoting “We support Jallikattu” and reached AFT(Anglo French Textile) ground where around 20000 thousand people from different walks of life, students from colleges, schools have been sitting and protesting against the band on Jallikattu for the past three days. Besides, ITTA-PDY carried placards with messages supporting Jallikattu and raised slogans against the ban on the traditional bull taming event.
When volunteers of various outfits demanding lifting of the ban on Jallikattu took out a procession through the main thoroughfares of the city, We ITTA-PDY have given more than 500 food packets, biscuits and waters to all protesters who were there against the ban on Jallikattu.