Finally, it's all over for Shambo. UK law has prevailed, with the `sacred' bull taken from the South Wales temple for slaughter. End of all the outrage and indignation which turned the whole affair into a bull run on the media.
Was it right to put Shambo to death? Bovine tuberculosis has been a raging problem for farmers in the UK and there is a clear policy that if a bull/cow tests positive it should be slaughtered to prevent spreading of the disease. Bringing religion and multiculturalism into the picture in trying to cling on to a diseased animal is ridiculous. The law of the land should apply to everyone.
Shambo's `protectors' were harping on the sanctity of all life. Does sanctity apply to only this one bull? Forget Spain and bullfighting. Check out Tamil Nadu and the rural sport of Jallikattu, part of Pongal celebrations. Here macho men are supposed to take the bull by its horns (literally). The bull is not killed here but the brutal sport can gore these men to death. It doesn't help that the bull here is given a generous dose of alcohol. But will Shambo-protectors question the `sanctity' of tradition?
There are better things one can do for the community, instead of wasting time and breath over a bull. Taking a life is hard, but it was a necessary step here.
No more Shambo headlines now. Shambo Mahadeva, as Mohanlal's punchline goes in the film Aaram Thampuran.
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just heard that the supreme court has overruled a madras hc order that recognised jallikattu.
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