Honorable Supreme Court can Save Jallikattu

I salute the yeoman services rendered by the Honorable Supreme Court of India in safeguarding the constitutional rights of the Indians and principles of India enshrined in the Holy Book of our democracy. I am proud to say that because of the Honorable Supreme Court’s interventions, India is safe, secure and successful today. At the same time, I would like to draw the attention of the Honorable Supreme Court towards an issue which is culturally, socially and economically sensitive to the Tamil community – Jallikattu (Bull Taming).

1.     Only the Tamil community in the world has a day devoted to thank its cattle – Mattu Pongal

2.     The Tamil community has groomed cattle as part of its life

3.     Such a community does not need a certificate from foreign agents and agencies about the care for the cattle

4.     Jalikattu has been happening for the past 3000 years

5.     If Jalikattu is a cruelty to animals then how can the cattle be allowed to be butchered and eaten. Can we ban meat eating?

6.     India is the world’s top exporter of beef in the world

7.     The Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy says that India exported 2.4 million tons of beef in the FY2015

8.     India’s share in the world market of beef exports is 23.5%

9.     Beef exports fetched India $4.8 billion in 2014

10.                        The Council for Leather Exports say that India exported leather goods worth $5.92 billion in the FY2015-16

11.                        Currently the leather industry in India employs 2.5 million persons

12.                        Can we ban the leather industry and exports because it functions by killing the animals?

13.                        Jalikattu is to train quality bulls to breed high quality local breed of cows not to injure the bulls

14.                        I am confident that the Honorable Supreme Court fathom the depth of the cultural, social and economic connections with the Jalikattu

15.                        Jalikattu bulls are essential for the multiplication of local cows

16.                        Local cows are fed on the green grass, hay, straw, oil cakes, cotton seeds while the foreign cows need harmonic injections which are chemicals and destructive in nature

17.                        Local breed cows can withstand our weather conditions whereas the alien species require air-conditioning and chemical inducements

18.                        Nutrition Studies.org informs us that milk from the hybrid variety cows can induce prostate, ovarian cancers, diabetes which is produced through a process in milk called “molecular mimicry”

19.                        Let India not fall prey to the colonizers once again. We must protect our positive local science, technology, farming practices sports, and cattle breeding.

20.                        Colonisers come initially as our traders, saviours, advisors and champions of our well-being and finally end up in enslaving us. Let India not repeat the same which led to its colonization from Portuguese to the Britishers

21.                        515 years of India’s colonization by different nations should give us the adequate knowledge to differentiate between the good and evil

22.                        Let India not surrender to those who masquerade evil as good and good as evil.

23.                        Promote the positive aspects of the Indian culture especially the Jalikattu which is the lifeline of the farming community

24.                        The wisdom of the Honorable Judges of the Supreme Court is solicited to lift the ban on the Jalikattu at the earliest so that a local practice of producing strong bulls, natural cows and healthy people thrive.