Illustration/Uday Mohite

Raja Andhayug was a proud man, and terribly pleased too. Over 4,000 protestors had gathered on Marina Beach in Chennai to protest the banning of Jallikattu by the Centre. "Jallikattu is a core part of our Tamil identity and not open to negotiation," he roared. "Absolutely right," Guru Tamasoma agreed. "The Ministry of Hurt Sentiments has declared that we will not allow 2,000 years of Tamil culture to be wiped out by those agricultural Hindis from the north, just like that."