Trichy (Tamil Nadu): Twenty-four-old Sasi Gilpat, a bull tamer from Trichy, succumbed to the injuries after being hit by a bull during the Jallikattu competition.
To celebrate the harvesting festival of Pongal, traditional Jallikattu events were conducted all across Tamil Nadu. On January 22, one such Jallikattu contest was conducted at the Pallapatti area in the Trichy district. It saw participation from more than 750 bulls and 300 bull tamers.
After the game began, Sasi, one of the participants, was hit by a bull and collapsed. According to reports, the bull kicked in Sasi's chest. Though he was rushed to a hospital immediately and despite the best efforts of doctors, he succumbed to injuries.
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Tamil Nadu government had granted permission for organising Jallikattu, a popular traditional bull-taming sport in the State, during the Pongal festival with stringent COVID-19 safety norms in place.
The government made it mandatory for both the bull owners and their assistants who register their animals for the sport and the tamers, as well, to produce a fully vaccinated certificate besides RT-PCR test negative report at least 48 hours before the event.
