Calling it a “huge victory” for the legal battle taken forward by the Tamil Nadu government, Chief Minister M K Stalin tweeted, “The verdict is worth engraving in gold in the history of Tamil Nadu.” “We are constructing a massive jallikattu arena in Alanganallur. We will celebrate a victory event during Pongal” in January 2024,” the CM said.
Ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, during whose term as CM the law was amended in 2017, described the verdict as a “victory to TN’s culture” and said the efforts initiated by his government led to the court reinstating the state’s sport of valour.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami credited the “various efforts made by the Amma government” for TN securing a favourable verdict in the matter. TN BJP president K Annamalai tweeted, “We thank our Hon PM Thiru @narendramodi avl for his persistent effort to ensure the ban on the cultural sport of TN, jallikattu, was lifted in its entirety.”
Tamil Nadu jallikattu peravai chief P Rajasekar said success in the case was possible as both state and central govts worked together.