'My duty': Rahul Gandhi reaches Madurai to attend the Jallikattu event

Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reached Madurai to attend 'Jallikattu' - the bull taming occasion, in a symbolic assist to the farmers protesting in opposition to the three contentious agricultural legal guidelines.

Upon reaching Madurai, Gandhi mentioned that he particularly got here to the city as a result of Tamil tradition, language, historical past, is essential for the way forward for India and "needs to be respected by everyone in India".

"I’ve come here to give a message to those people who think that they can run roughshod over the Tamil people, push aside Tamil language and culture," Gandhi mentioned.

Standing within the enviornment for the bull taming occasion, Gandhi mentioned, "I’m happy to see that the arrangements have been done in such a way that it is safe for the bull and the youngsters."

He added, "I’ve received tremendous love and affection from Tamil Nadu and it is my duty to stand by the people of Tamil Nadu and protect their history, culture and language. I’ve come here also to learn about your culture, feelings and history."

Gandhi will lend his ethical assist to farmers protesting in opposition to the brand new farms legal guidelines throughout the nation by witnessing the game, because the bull is a logo of farmers and a part of their lives, Alagiri had mentioned.

The Congress chief will attend the occasion at Madurai's Avaniapuram and is predicted to be within the temple city for 4 hours.

His go to is to "honour the farmers and the valorous Tamil culture on the day of harvest festival and he will not engage in election campaign on that day," occasion member had mentioned.

Forward of his go to #VanakkamRahulGandhi, #Jallikattu and Madurai trended on Twitter.