10-07-2025
Pro-Tamil party holds rare meeting with hundreds of cattle, raises land demands
In an unusual political gathering, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), a pro-Tamil party, held a conference attended not by people but by several hundred cattle - including cows, bulls, oxen, and buffaloes - at Viradhanur near event, titled "Meichal Nilam Yengal Urimai" (Grazing land is our right), aimed to highlight the plight of cattle farmers and raise 15 specific demands for the restoration of grazing leader Seeman addressed the crowd - both human and bovine - speaking at length about the significance of organic, cattle, and poultry farming. He criticised restrictions imposed by forest authorities on grazing access, which he claimed were harming the livelihood of traditional cattle herders.
Calling it the first such event in the state where a political leader directly addressed cattle, Seeman invoked historical and cultural links between Tamil society and cattle."We discovered counting only when we had to count cattle," he said, citing a couplet from the 'Thirukkural" and asserting that herders were among the earliest contributors to human civilization. He emphasised that cattle are an inseparable part of Tamil culture and rural event brought attention not only to the demands of cattle farmers but also to the symbolic connection between political discourse and the agrarian roots of Tamil Nadu.- EndsTrending Reel
