Overview
- Balamurugan of Valayankulam won the Avaniyapuram top-tamer prize for taming 22 bulls, and the Virumandi brothers’ bull was adjudged best, earning a car and a tractor respectively.
- Palamedu concluded with Ajith of Ponthugampatti declared champion by taming 17 bulls, edging Podumbu Prabhakaran on 16, while Sridhar of Kulamangalam’s bull was named best of the day.
- Injuries reported include nearly 60 mostly minor cases at Avaniyapuram and at least 37 at Palamedu, with eight hospitalized and an official statement on Friday’s tally yet to be released.
- Veterinary teams screened entries and rejected four bulls on health grounds, and a digital scoreboard was introduced at Avaniyapuram to ensure transparent results.
- The Alanganallur event began on January 17 with 465 tamers and about 825 bulls before packed galleries, with Chief Minister M. K. Stalin expected to attend and a district-wide drone ban in place for the visit.