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TN: 34 injured in annual ‘Manjuvirattu’ event

Sivaganga, Mar 24 (UNI) Thirty four persons, including bull tamers and spectators were injured in the annual ‘Manjuvirattu’(Bull chasing) another form Jallikattu event held at Nedumaram village in Thirupathur taluk of Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu on Monday.
Official sources said the event was organized as part of the ‘Panguni’ festival of the Arulmigu Malayarasi Amman Temple in which 500-odd bulls were let into the open ground.
The grievously injured were treated at the government hospital at Thirupathur and Sivaganga.
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