In an uncommon political gathering, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), a pro-Tamil occasion, held a convention attended not by individuals however by a number of hundred cattle – together with cows, bulls, oxen, and buffaloes – at Viradhanur close to Madurai.
The occasion, titled “Meichal Nilam Yengal Urimai” (Grazing land is our proper), aimed to spotlight the plight of cattle farmers and lift 15 particular calls for for the restoration of grazing lands.
NTK chief Seeman addressed the gang – each human and bovine – talking at size concerning the significance of natural, cattle, and poultry farming. He criticised restrictions imposed by forest authorities on grazing entry, which he claimed had been harming the livelihood of conventional cattle herders.
Calling it the primary such occasion within the state the place a political chief immediately addressed cattle, Seeman invoked historic and cultural hyperlinks between Tamil society and cattle.
“We found counting solely after we needed to depend cattle,” he mentioned, citing a couplet from the “Thirukkural” and asserting that herders had been among the many earliest contributors to human civilization. He emphasised that cattle are an inseparable a part of Tamil tradition and rural economic system.
The occasion introduced consideration not solely to the calls for of cattle farmers but in addition to the symbolic connection between political discourse and the agrarian roots of Tamil Nadu.
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