Viswanathan Anand supports Jallikattu
Chennai, Jan 19 : Former world champion Viswanathan Anand may mercilessly slay horses, elephants, bishops, pawns, queen and the opponent king in a game of chess but in reality he is an animal lover and a proud Tamilian who supports Jallikattu.
Massive protests continued on Thursday in Tamil Nadu in support of Jallikattu, the ancient and popular bull-taming sport.
At the Marina beach here, protesters sat through Wednesday night and on Thursday morning.
"My state rises again. In unison. In peace. Proud to be a #tamizhanda. Genext here are modern yet culturally rooted," Anand tweeted on Thursday.
"#jallikattu is a cultural symbol. Respect it. I'm all for animal rights but here that is not the point. tradition & livelihood are," Anand added.
Confirming to IANS that the tweets were by the chess champion himself, his wife Aruna said: "Anand is preparing for a tournament. But he wanted to register his views on the issue."
"We don't have any pets. But we love animals," she said.
Massive protests continued on Thursday in Tamil Nadu in support of Jallikattu, the ancient and popular bull-taming sport.
At the Marina beach here, protesters sat through Wednesday night and on Thursday morning.
"My state rises again. In unison. In peace. Proud to be a #tamizhanda. Genext here are modern yet culturally rooted," Anand tweeted on Thursday.
"#jallikattu is a cultural symbol. Respect it. I'm all for animal rights but here that is not the point. tradition & livelihood are," Anand added.
Confirming to IANS that the tweets were by the chess champion himself, his wife Aruna said: "Anand is preparing for a tournament. But he wanted to register his views on the issue."
"We don't have any pets. But we love animals," she said.