The Supreme Court ban, citing animal welfare, felt like a surgical removal of our identity—it wasn’t just a sport, but the roar of our soil. We fought back with massive protests to reclaim “namaadu,” proving it was about preserving our native breeds and dignity, not mere cruelty. The court later allowed it with regulations, but the real victory was seeing the entire state rise as one family to defend our culture. From my flat in Berlin, explaining this to classmates who see only “bull taming,” I clutch my father’s old *jallikattu* photo—it’s the pulse I feel in my throat when a Tamil song plays in a foreign supermarket.
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