DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Saturday alleged that the government had failed take sincere efforts to conduct jallikattu even though Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam was from the region, which was renowned for the ancient sport.
The AIADMK government had approached the issue with similar indifference as it had done in other instances. It had failed to get permission from the Supreme Court to conduct the sport,” he said in a statement.
Instead of fulfilling the wishes of people, the government had come out with lame excuses such as writing to the Prime Minister, sending officials to New Delhi and that it filed a review petition in the Supreme Court. It was strange and ironical that the State had decided to hold a global investors summit in May when it had witnessed closure of maximum number of industries and job loss, he stated.
Mr. Karunanidhi also took exception to the dissolution of the Planning Commission and creation of Niti Aayog in its place, saying the name Niti Aayog itself was beyond the comprehension of people.
