Thousands of students protest across Tamil Nadu against ban on Jallikattu

College students stays through night in Marina Beach, Chennai and other places to mark their protest

The protest against the ban on Jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu, has intensified with thousands of students across the State protested for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.

The protesters asked the state and central government to take steps to allow Jallikattu and ban animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), alleging that the ban on the sport is a move against the culture and tradition of Tamil Nadu.

Supporting the protest, the lawyers in Namakkal said that they would boycott the courts today. Shops in some parts of Madurai were closed in