AIADMK MPs meet President Mukherjee; says ordinance on Jallikattu likely to come into effect today

A day after the Centre cleared the jallikattu ordinance,​ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam​ (AIADMK) MP met President Pranab Mukherjee over Jallikattu issue and expressed confidance that by Saturday evening the ordinance will come into effect.

The chorus supporting the bull taming sport Jallikattu is getting louder with people witnessing nation-wide protests on Saturday.

Speaking to the media,  AIADMK leader M Thambidurai said, "We strongly believe by today evening the ordinance on  Jallikattu will come into effect. Issue of Jallikattu was in concurrent list and therefore late Amma (Jayalalithaa) stressed the need to solve it but Centre omitted our request."

Reacting to the protest by DMK, Thambidurai said, "DMK was in power for a long time, why didn't they take the matter up. They have failed in this and that is why we are at this juncture."

DMK MLAs, MPs and party workers, led by its Working President M K Stalin, have began a fast demanding permanent removal of the ban on jallikattu. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said all efforts are being made to fulfil the cultural aspirations of Tamil people.

Moving swiftly, the Centre on Friday cleared an ordinance on Jallikattu, paving the way for Tamil Nadu government to promulgate it in an effort to end the protests that have paralysed the state for the last four days.

Taking to micro-blogging site, Modi said, "We are very proud of the rich culture of Tamil Nadu. All efforts are being made to fulfil the cultural aspirations of Tamil people."

"Central Government is fully committed to the progress of Tamil Nadu and will always work to ensure the state scales new avenues of progress," PM Modi added.