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Jallikattu Organizers Protest Online Token System
19 Jan
Summary
- Organizers demand manual tokens for jallikattu participants.
- District administration insists on online-only token issuance.
- Protesters threaten to cancel the event if demands aren't met.
Organizers of the Salapalayam jallikattu, scheduled for January 27th, staged a protest on Monday at the Namakkal collectorate. They expressed strong opposition to the district administration's mandate requiring online issuance of all 700 participant tokens for the event.
A delegation of over 100 individuals, including members of the Namakkal District Jallikattu Peravai, petitioned officials to allocate at least 300 tokens manually. They emphasized their responsibility for all event-related expenses and stated their unwillingness to proceed if the online-only system persisted.
Following negotiations where officials confirmed the online-only registration policy, organizers briefly protested by sitting on the road. They were later appeased and assured that their concerns would be escalated to senior officials, including the district collector.
