Sivakumar and Karthi have offered support to Jallikattu.
While Karthi has tweeted supporting the bull taming sport, Sivakumar said in a statement, “Talking about animal cruelty, India leads in beef export. Will PETA ban it? Cows are treated like Gods in our country, why BJP Government is not banning the beef export business?”
He added: “Tamils have been practising Jallikattu for more than 2500 years. In bull taming sport practised in Spain, they use by sticks and swords to torture animals. Once bulls get murdered, it will be served as food but such things never happened in Jallikattu. Kangayam bulls are known for its beauty and bravery, we only take care of them like our own kids.”
Meanwhile, reacting to Suriya’s support to Jallikattu, Nikunj Sharma, Government Affairs Liaison with PETA India, said, “It’s no coincidence that Suriya decided to speak only when his film S3 is about to release.”
“During illegal jallikattu events recently held, both bulls and humans have lost their lives. To use a cruel spectacle that routinely causes injuries and death, and which has been condemned as illegal by the highest court in our country for movie publicity is in extremely poor taste.”