Hiphop Tamizha's 'Takkaru Takkaru' creates huge record

Wednesday 06th July 2016 07:18 EDT
 
 

Music Director, Rapper and Lyricist, Hiphop Tamizha's 12-minute music album has become a super hit among Tamils across the world. A strong call against the banning of traditional bull taming sport Jallikattu, his video 'Takkaru Takkaru' has crossed one million hits on YouTube. With strong lyrics that force one to consider making the sport legal, Tamizha has certainly outdone himself this time. While the depiction is fictionary, a small commentary has been put at the end of the video saying, "It is not just a sport, it is breeding science. If a bull wins, it is sent for breeding... the ones which lose are sent for farming. The government is not against jallikattu, the protests are by many organisations, many of those from abroad." Tamizha said, "A decade ago, there were 900,000 bulls, but now there are only 60,000. It is only due to our ignorance. Jallikattu is our identity. It is more than entertainment, it is livelihood."


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