Coimbatore: After 38 years, the textile city hosted the bull-taming sport on Sunday near L&T bypass at Chettipalayam, which drew tens of thousands of spectators from far and near to make for a record crowd to affirm the cultural sport of the Tamils.
In his address to the gathering at the venue, Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration minister SP Velumani, after flagging off the event, thanked the Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. O. Pannerselvam, for granting permission to organise the sport that is synonymous to the festival of harvest in our state.
A source from the district collectorate shared with DC that as many 500 bulls and 550 tamers participated in the jallikattu. Around 2,000 police personnel were posted on duty at the venue to ensure the event went off smoothly. The event brought traffic to a stand-still on the L&T bypass road on Sunday evening. Mr. S. P. Velumani personally gave away gold coins to winners. Almost 500 gold coins were given away.” Said Tony Singh. Apart from the gold coins, other prizes including a car, cupboards and the like were given away.
Commenting on the medical arrangements in place, Mr. Tony Singh Anand said, “a team of about 20 doctors and an equal number of ambulances were on stand-by at the venue. Minor injuries to the bulls were reported. However, no serious injury was caused to tamers or the bulls.”
