Of the 308 cases, two cases have sections of the Railways Act added to them for which the state government will have to obtain the concurrence of the Union government to withdraw the prosecution.
For cases that are pending trial, the Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of the cases has been directed to file the necessary documents to suspend prosecution. For cases that are under investigation, the concerned police have been directed to drop the cases.
The protest against the ban on Jallikattu was held across Tamil Nadu in January 2017. Thousands of people congregated at Chennai’s Marina Beach to express their opposition to the ban. The ban was seen as an attempt to attack Tamil culture of which Jallikattu has been an integral part over the years.
The protest eventually ended in violence after clashes broke out between the police and a section of the people at Marina. Vehicles were burnt and the city also reported severe traffic snarls in the immediate aftermath of the violence….
