Compiled by DIVYA THERESA RAVI, R. ARAVINTHAN and C. ARUNO
MIC has begun preparations to host Malaysia’s first-ever jallikattu event this November.
Party deputy president Datuk Seri M. Saravanan announced the plan after attending a conference on the traditional South Indian bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu.
Jallikattu involves specially bred bulls released into an arena, where participants attempt to subdue them, Makkal Osai reported.
It is tightly regulated, with strict rules to prevent cruelty, including bans on the use of drugs to agitate the animals.
Sri Lanka recently became the first country outside India to organise a jallikattu, with representatives sharing their experience at the conference.
Encouraged by the strong reception in Sri Lanka, Saravanan is confident the Malaysian edition will be a success.
He added that a suitable venue has already been identified.
“The Malaysian jallikattu will be a memorable event,” Saravanan said.
> A bizarre theft unfolded at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu when a worker stole a gold chain from a 79-year-old patient and then swallowed it in a panic, Malaysia Nanban reported.
The patient, identified as Subbammal, had been admitted for treatment when the worker, Rama, 25, snatched her chain, triggering screams that alerted hospital staff.
Rama rushed into a toilet, where he swallowed the stolen chain.
Police were notified, and an enema was administered to retrieve the chain, after which Rama was arrested.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
