Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam will flag off the ‘jallikattu’ event at Alanganallur on January 16, said Revenue Minister R.B. Udhayakumar, here on Thursday.
He was addressing the mediapersons, along with District Collector T. Anbalagan, after inspecting the arrangements made for jallikattu at Alanganallur and Palamedu. The State government is conducting jallikattu, the traditional bull taming sport, during Pongal amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring that all precautionary measures were being followed. The rural local bodies, police and revenue department officials were working together to ensure that all safety precautions were being followed, he said.
According to the Government Order passed on Wednesday, the jallikattu event will be held at Avaniapuram on January 14, Palamedu on January 15 and Alanganallur on January 16. The registration of all bull tamers will take place on January 9 and registration for bulls will take…