Oscar winning music director A.R.Rahman has announced that he will observe a day-long fast on Friday, along with members of the Nadigar Sangam -- the South Indian Artistes Association -- to express solidarity with people protesting against the ban on Jallikattu. Also Read - Cannes 2022: Deepika Padukone, Pooja Hegde, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and more – who said what at the film festival
"I'm fasting tomorrow to support the spirit of Tamil Nadu," Rahman posted on Twitter on Thursday. According to reports, Ajith Kumar will also observe fast along with the Nadigar Members to show his support for this sport. Also Read - Cannes 2022: Tom Cruise in cruise-control mode at Top Gun Maverick premiere; Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller make for glam co-pilots [View Pics]
Various artistes of the Tamil film fraternity will participate in the fast in support of Jallikattu, the ancient and popular bull-taming sport. Thousands of young men and women here have demanded not only an end to the ban on Jallikattu but also a ban on People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which opposes the sport. (ALSO READ: After Suriya and Vijay, Nayanthara joins the Justice for Jallikattu cause) Also Read - Cannes 2022: Forget the box office, Kamal Haasan, R Madhavan and more South stars are dominating Bollywood at the world's premiere film festival too [View Pics]
In Jallikattu, a bull vaulter is expected to hang on to the animal's hump for a stipulated distance or for a minimum of three jumps by the bull. The Supreme Court banned Jallikattu in May 2014, saying that bulls cannot be used as performing animals including bullock-cart races. Since then, people have been urging the central government to take steps to allow the sport.
Various celebrities from southern cinema right from Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Suriya, Vijay, Jayam Ravi, Simbu, Nayanthara, Shruti Haasan, Vetrimaaran have supported the protest against the ban. Tomorrow theatres will be shut as a sign of protest. Schools and colleges will also reportedly be closed.
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