The protestors believe that they are in the right and it’s only time before the powers that be would relent and give them what they deserve.Sathyamangalam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, Indiaīannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu Department of Management Studies, University of Madras, Chennai
Youth and elderly alike can be seen waving placards with artistic slogans. The protests that have spread across the length and breadth of Tamil Nadu have turned into a carnival. This is the protest largely fueled by internet,” said a techie, who is following the developments keenly. The protest too, at first, was called for by the memes creators. Aathi has managed to get astonishing number of internet followers. “Many modern Tamil youth, who rely mostly on Facebook and WhatsApp, praise Hip-Hop Tamizha Aathi as the ‘modern Bharathiyar’. Many youth, who speak at the protest venues, have also been using the points put forth by these meme creators and most slogans have been sourced from social networking sites. Meme creators on Facebook have also been glorifying Hip-Hop Tamizha as a hero by posting various materials on him and fetching thousands of likes.
The song is being played on the speakers at the protests venues.” Though I had heard about jallikattu through other sources earlier, the Hip-Hop Tamizha video inspired me to do something. Ram Dhileep, a young protestor, says, “I got an urge to do something to protect jallikattu and native bull breeds after I saw the video a few months ago. The words Meesaiya Murukku (Flaunt your Moustache) are also found in the lyrics of Takkaru Takkaru and is incidentally the title of Hip-Hop Tamizha’s upcoming directorial debut movie in Tamil.
At Cuddalore protest venue, a youth was seen carrying the portrait of Hip-Hop Tamizha, with the slogan Meesaiya Murukku - PETAva Norukku. Many of my friends have this video in their mobile phones.”ĭuring the protests in Cuddalore and Neyveli Township, youth have been singing the song in chorus. Ithu matta pathina prechana ila, un natta pathina prechana da (This is not an issue of bulls but your nation), screams a handlebar moustache sporting Aadhi, adding pep to the video. Corporates want to erase the Tamil identity. It explains the conspiracy behind the ban on jallikattu. Protestors continuing agitation unmindful of theĪrvind, an ITI student from Cuddalore, says, “I have watched the video.
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