Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan today suffered a 'scratch' in his arm when a bull brushed against him while he was receiving a petition from a group of villagers near here seeking his intervention to allow 'jallikattu' - a traditional bull taming sport.
"It was a minor incident..The bull just brushed against the minister..He suffered a scratch," police said.
The Union Minister was on his way to a function at a nearby town when he stopped his convoy on being informed that villagers of Kulamanickam were waiting to meet him, they said.
The villagers presented a petition urging Radhakrishnan to take steps for lifting the ban on 'jallikattu' - conducted traditionally during Pongal festival - and were talking to him, when a bull standing nearby brushed against his arm.
Radhakrishnan later continued on with his journey, police said.
The minister has already been taking steps for lifting the ban imposed by the Supreme Court on 'jallikattu', a popular feature of Pongal festivities especially in southern districts of Tamil Nadu and had recently expressed hope that it would be held this year.
