A participant during the Jallikattu (bull taming) competition, in Coimbatore. (PTI) 
Tamil Nadu

Name stadium after Pandya king: TDP

Talking to reporters at the Collectorate in Madurai on Monday, Nilavan said jallikattu thanked the government for building the stadium in Madurai

DT NEXT Bureau

MADURAI: The new jallikattu stadium coming up near Alanganallur should be named after Pandian Nedunchezhian, Kathir Nilavan, state secretary of Tamil Desiya Periyakkam (TDP) appealed to the State government.

Talking to reporters at the Collectorate in Madurai on Monday, Nilavan said jallikattu thanked the government for building the stadium in Madurai and insisted on the need to name the stadium ‘Tamil Maamannan Pandian Nedunchezhian Yeru Thazhuvum Thidal’.

Recalling the region’s history, he said the Pandya king Nedunchezhian earned the legendary title of ‘Arya Padai Kadantha Nedunchezhian’ signifying his triumphant conquest over the Aryan army.

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