The protests which ran through Tuesday night hit the traffic on the busy Beach Road. With no signs of abating, protest leaders were called for talks with the Tamil Nadu government. Their next course of action will depend on the government's move on their demands, the protest leaders said after the late night talks. Photo: R. Ravindran
Pro-jallikattu protesters gathered on the Marina Beach
The protest, which started off peacefully in the morning in Chennai, turned into a nightmare for motorists in the evening as the crowd started swelling, leading to a huge pile-up of vehicles.
Many youngsters assembled on the footpath of Kamarajar Salai opposite Vivekanandar Illam to condemn the police action against protesters at Alanganallur.
Thousands of protesters gathered on the Marina Beach.
The protesters, predominantly college students, raised slogans against PETA and the Central Government for not taking steps to hold jallikattu.
As protests intensified against the jallikattu ban in the State, joining the bandwagon from the Tamil film industry were top actors Vijay, Suriya and Dhanush. Photo shows youth on two-wheelers with banners supporting jallikattu.
A differently abled man joins thousands of pro-jallikattu protesters in Chennai.
The agitation in Chennai intensified in the wake of the detention of over 200 protesters in Alanganallur.