Social media against Nivin Pauly for his post on the Jallikattu issue

What we saw in Tamil Nadu in the past week for the pro Jallikattu protest was something unprecedented in Indian history. People especially youngsters took to the streets and assembled in large numbers demanding to legalize Jallikattu and the amendment of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

People from the Tamil film industry also joined in the protest. Tamil actors association Nadigar Sangam organised a peaceful protest with stars like Rajinikanth, Ajith, Suriya, Trisha, Sivakarthikeyan etc taking part in the protest held in the Nadigar Sangam grounds. Ilayathalapathy Vijay, Nayanthara joined the protests with the students in Marina Beach, Chennai.

Megastar Mammootty was the first from Malayalam film industry to voice support for the protests. Soon actors like Jayaram, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Aju Varghese and Nivin Pauly also supported the pro Jallikattu revolt. Apparently, the Mollywood stars support for the revolt in Tamil Nadu has not gone well with the netizens.

Nivin Pauly’s post in Facebook reads,

United we stand, Divided we fall.. The images from Marina, Chennai reminds me of Ayutha Ezhuthu..Feels so good to see the unity and discipline the crowds are maintaining.. Wishing the issue gets settled amicably.. Keep the culture.. Save the tradition!
#justiceforjallikattu

Netizens have questioned where these actors were when many such issues happened in our State. They claim that these stars are announcing their support now to strengthen their market in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile some others have supported the stars as they believe that it’s up to the actors wish whether to talk or not about a particular issue.