Raja narrates the slogans that his friends sent on WhatsApp, and his friend quickly writes it down on a paper and passes it to Kalai, who is busy gathering crowds to raise slogans against the ban on Jallikattu. As Arjun shouts out the slogans loud, the crowd repeats, holding their placards high, which say yengalukujessy-yum venum, jerA cultural parade on the sands of Marina seyyumvenum. (We want both jessy (actor Trisha) and jersey cows).

   Freedom of speech and expression are important for a country, but, they can get a tad serious during protests. However, the protestors at the Marina lightened the mood of the masses by shouting out creative slogans and performing all traditional art forms of Tamil Nadu, while remaining uncompromising on the rationale of the protest.

    “We don’t think so much. It comes naturally,” Kalai says adding that they avoid bad words as there are women and children in the....