In India, the bullfight might go on as officials vow to defy a ban on controversial sport

[TomSea]

This is not Spanish-styled bullfighting but fighting the bull with one's bare hands.

In India, the bullfight might go on as officials vow to defy a ban on controversial sport

Bowing to widespread protests across one of India’s most developed states, officials signaled Friday that a controversial bullfighting festival in Tamil Nadu would take place despite a Supreme Court ban.

The sport known as jallikattu, in which young men attempt to wrestle a bull to the ground with their bare hands, was banned in 2014 by India’s highest court, which ruled it was cruel to the animals.

The move effectively bypasses the ruling of the Supreme Court, which has delayed a hearing on whether to keep the ban in place, allowing widespread public protests to outweigh the word of the court.

Continued: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-india-bullfight-20170120-story.html

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It's India, most people are wanting the bull to win

[TomSea]

It's India, most people are wanting the bull to win

In India, the cow is sacred. Brahma.

Who is doing this bull-wrestling seems to be the Tamil ethnic group.