
Stalin to inaugurate new jallikattu arena near Madurai on Jan 24
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to inaugurate Kalaignar Centenary Jallikattu Arena in Madurai district on January 24.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate the newly-constructed Kalaignar Centenary Jallikattu Arena in Keelakarai near Alanganallur in Madurai district on January 24.
In a message on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Stalin said he will inaugurate the arena and also witness the sport there.
He said the arena had been built in a grand manner by the current “Dravidian model” government for Jallikattu, which, he said, was a cultural identity of Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu government had announced the construction of the arena in 2022. The arena, on the foothills of Vaithumalai, has a viewers’ gallery with 3,700 seats on two floors. It also has other facilities like a bull shed, a bull barn and a veterinary hospital. The premises will also house a museum.

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