In his Pongal message, Vaithilingam said, "We should all take a pledge to ensure that jallikattu (bull taming sport) is held without any hiccups as the sport highlights the bravery and is a time-tested tradition and cultural feature of Tamils."
He also expressed his anguish over the sufferings of the farmers in the Union Territory following failure of monsoon and appealed to the farming community to take up "social forestry and planting of saplings in as many places as possible."
He extended his greetings to the people of Puducherry ahead of Pongal festival.
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