Participating in a protest organised by the Tamil Nadu Jallikattu Forum, the BJP district leader, who is also the treasurer of the forum, accused Hemamalini of taking up the jallikattu issue for cheap publicity, when there were numerous issues concerning the welfare of people that needs to be addressed.
Strongly denying her charge that the bulls were kicked and dragged to the ground, Partheeban said such allegations were raised by people who did not know what the sport was.
Those who send their bulls for participation treat them like their children and accusations of ill-treating the animals were false, Partheeban said. Read the full report here.
Source: Express News Service , The New Indian Express, IBN Live, Tiruchy.