Agitators storm into Tiruchy court, leave after demonstration

Around 150 pro-jallikkattu supporters, including students, youths and members of various outfits, who were continuing their protest urging for a permanent solution for conducting jallikkattu in Thilagar Thidal in Pudukkottai were requested to leave the spot. A few of them left voluntarily. While around 100 protesters refused to leave the place, police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse them. 

In the process three agitators sustained mild injuries. The injured persons have been identified as Arun Mozhi Chozhan (40), Jothi (20) and Nallathambi (25). And the injured persons were rushed to Pudukkottai GH for treatment. On information of pro-jallikkattu supporters being hospitalised, around 200 pro-jallikkattu supporters gathered before the Pudukkottai GH and they raised slogans against the state government and police. Suddenly, a few of them started pelting stones at the GH. Police resorted to lathi-charge to maintain order in the area. They arrested ten persons for indulging in violence.

In Perambalur, two unidentified persons reportedly hurled a petrol bomb at a container lorry in which the lorry cleaner P Rajendran (38) of Ulunthupet was injured. The lorry was going back to Andhra Pradesh after unloading sea foods at Tiruchy. 

Mangalamedu police are investigating. Meanwhile, in Tiruchy a few minutes after the police evicted the protesters from the usual venue, they started squatting on Bharatidasan Salai. When the police came there to evict them, the protesters shifted the entire protest scene inside the district court complex. 

Nearly 200 protesters continued to agitate inside the court complex. Principal District Judge S Kumaraguru appealed to them to withdraw their protest and allow the court to function. However, they refused to go and stayed put till 3 pm. Some of the advocates intervened and asked the students and youth to leave the Tiruchy District Court premises.