Puducherry CM urges PM Narendra Modi to bring in Jallikattu ordinance

PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today urged the Centre to bring in an ordinance to conduct jallikattu.

Narayansamy said he had e-mailed his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking promulgation of an ordinance to hold jallikattu which is an ancient Tamil sport.

"The Central government has full liberty to bring in an ordinance to permit the sport... " he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.