On the occasion of the Pongal festival, the Jallikatu event is being held today at Avaniyapuram. The traditional bull-taming sport commenced at 7 AM today, following an oath-taking ceremony, with Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration of Tamil Nadu, P Moorthy, District Collector Praveen Kumar, and other officials flagging off the event.
Likening the vengeful targeting of Tamil Nadu by the Modi government to the perennial attack of the Corona epidemic without respite, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday took pride in the state leapfrogging in growth and development despite the Union government’s vindictive discrimination.
Attired in the traditional Tamil dress code of white dhoti and shirt with an angavastram (long towel), Shah took part in the ‘Modi Pongal’ in which women cooked Pongal (rice with jaggery, milk and ghee) in 1008 clay pots.
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