Tamil Nadu’s first jallikattu of 2026 to be held at Thatchankurichi on January 3

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Collector M. Aruna inspects the arrangements being made astatine  Thatchankurichi colony   successful  Pudukottai connected  Wednesday.

Collector M. Aruna inspects the arrangements being made astatine Thatchankurichi colony successful Pudukottai connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Thatchankurichi colony successful Pudukottai territory is each acceptable to organise the archetypal jallikattu successful Tamil Nadu this twelvemonth too.

The State authorities issued a notification connected Wednesday, permitting the bull taming lawsuit to instrumentality spot astatine Thatchankurichi successful Gandharvakottai taluk connected January 3.  It has been a customary signifier of the residents of the colony to organise the lawsuit successful the archetypal week of January.

The organisers person already begun the preparatory arrangements, aimed astatine attracting jallikattu bulls from Pudukottai and different districts, for the event. Installation of barricades successful the bull tally area, operation of signifier and different works are nether mode astatine the venue.

Pudukottai Collector M. Aruna connected Wednesday inspected the bull holding area, ‘vaadivasal’ from wherever the participating bulls would beryllium released 1 aft the other, the signifier wherever important members would beryllium seated to witnesser the lawsuit and the designated spot for parking of vehicles., among others

Ms. Aruna told The Hindu on Wednesday that officials and the lawsuit organisers had been told to adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the State authorities for conducting jallikattu successful 2026. The broad SOP intelligibly spelt retired the duties and responsibilities of the territory administration, revenue, carnal husbandry, health, nationalist works, constabulary and occurrence and rescue services departments too those of the organising committees, bull owners and the tamers.

Ms. Aruna said veterinary teams to analyse the wellness information of the bulls brought for the lawsuit and supply attraction to the injured animals and the wellness section teams to surface the wellness information of the tamers and supply archetypal assistance successful a makeshift spot to the injured tamers / visitors would beryllium deployed astatine the venue.

An carnal ambulance would beryllium positioned astatine the spot. Ambulances to displacement injured persons requiring higher aesculapian attraction successful hospitals would besides beryllium deployed astatine the venue.  The bull tally country would beryllium treble barricaded to forestall onlookers from entering the arena. About 600 bulls are expected to beryllium brought for the event, Ms. Aruna said.

Police sources said a bandobust strategy would beryllium readied up of the lawsuit for deployment of constabulary unit astatine assorted spots astatine the venue. 

Published - December 31, 2025 08:22 p.m. IST

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