Proud of rich culture of Tamil Nadu, government committed to state's progress: Modi on jallikattu

January 21, 2017 08:50

A day after the Centre cleared an ordinance on jallikattu, Prime Minister Modi today said that all efforts were being made to fulfil the cultural aspirations of Tamil people and that the government was fully committed to the progress of Tamil Nadu.

"We are very proud of the rich culture of Tamil Nadu. All efforts are being made to fulfil the cultural aspirations of Tamil people," tweeted the PM, adding, "Central Government is fully committed to the progress of Tamil Nadu & will always work to ensure the state scales new avenues of progress."

The central government on Friday gave its nod to the Tamil Nadu government's ordinance to enable holding of Jallikattu, as the state witnessed massive protests in support of the sport.

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