Overview
- About 1,000 bulls were registered, 937 were released after veterinary clearance, and 550 tamers took part as the arena opened at 7:30 am.
- Balakumar of Avaniyapuram topped the standings by taming 22 bulls to win a car worth ₹8 lakh, with C R Karthi second on 17 and Ranjith Kumar and Karthik next.
- The best bull award went to the Virumandi Brothers, whose animal earned a tractor as the top prize in its category.
- Roughly 60 people were injured and treated at Rajaji Government Hospital, with 11 referred elsewhere, as officials disqualified 12 tamers for alcohol use or ineligibility.
- Tamil Nadu minister P Moorthi flagged off the event in the presence of Collector Pravin Kumar, more than 2,000 police were deployed for security, and the schedule moves to Palamedu on Friday and Alanganallur on January 17 to be flagged off by Chief Minister M K Stalin.