Thursday, January 19, 2017

Why people support Jallikattu Protests

It’s disappointing to see some fellow Indians ask “Why are so many Tamilians shamelessly supporting Jallikattu?”. Let me say it again: It’s not just the issue of Tamilnadu, what they fight is for the whole India.

People still don’t get the fact that India is not a homogeneous nation, but a mosaic of cultures and nation of immense diversity. With a sheer diversity of languages, ethnic groups, religions and demography, India is an One Country with many nations in it. It’s everyone’s responsibility to respect each other’s tradition and culture.

After all: Not just trees, even human needs strong "roots":like culture, Tradition and Language; they are your identity, you can’t afford to loose them.  
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Ok, coming out of the emotional ground, let me explain the logical reasons for protecting our bulls.

By this time, everyone aware of what is A1 and A2 milk and their effects; I am not going to write about it again. But, still many of us are not aware of the politics behind the A2 Milk yet. Let me say it again.

There’s an A2 Milk Companywith its presence in the US, Australia, and in New Zealand. They own the patents on genetic tests to determine what form of beta-casein cows produce in milk, and hugely investing on research of artificial insemination of A2 gene bull’s semen.

Not just this one company, there are numerous other western companies spending billions of euros/dollars on the research of suppressing dominant A1 gene and makes even a western cow to produce A2 milk.

If all native breeds in India are destroyed, then we may have to survive only with A1 milk or we may have to pay a hefty royalty to A2 Milk company for using its patented technique to produce cows rich in A2 gene.

This is what is bothering the youth and all educated, socially-aware people. When our breeds are perfectly capable of producing A2 milk, why must we force ourselves to be a slave to some other MNC company holding a patent for this.

This is why everyone supports Jallikattu, they are not shameless nor illiterate. They are responsible citizens. These protests are not just about the tradition, this is a show of everyone's fears about globalization/corporate mafias, about loss of identity, living, and culture - and against the authorities who don't care.

If you're not able to understand the depth of issue, you don't need to support. But, don't talk abuse at least. #savejallikattu #saveimdiaslivestock #AmendPCA

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2 Comments to "Why people support Jallikattu Protests"

Vijayakumar Solaiselvam said...

PETA is in the wants of popularity and advertisement for their fund raising in western nations. PETA officials will take handsome salary with them, It is their livelihood, It is helping them get more and more funding. Many east Asian countries do not entertain these organization (from outside country). Unity of the country can’t be compromised for the fund raising of a NGO.

They try for soft target like India and its popular events (Some may argue about western milk lobby conspiracy to get rid of Strong Indian breed to sell their breed like BT seeds, I don’t have a proof, so i can’t talk about that).

Yaazhini Muthuraman (யாழினி முத்துராமன்) said...

Tamilians shamelessly support Jallikattu because it is a part of their culture.

Tamilians shamelessly support Jallikattu because they know its traditional significance.

Sorry for being emotional. I couldnt control it. I seriously condemn the OP who quoted the entire Tamil community as shameless.