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| Case against PETA activists for blindfolding Gandhi statue |
| 2008-01-18 |
| Coimbatore: The Coimbatore City Police on Thursday arrested the founder-director of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Ingrid Newkirk, for blindfolding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Park on Wednesday as part of the organisationÂ’s protest against the Supreme CourtÂ’s nod for jallikattu. The police also arrested a watchman and contract labourer in charge of the statue, Sundaram, and coordinator, Campaign and Legal Affairs of PETA, N.G. Jayasimha, on charges of abetment. Ms. Ingrid Newkirk on Wednesday urged children to speak out against jallikattu as part of her campaign, stating that the sport was in violation of the principles of non-violence propagated by him. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #5 I for one am happy to see PETA peacefully protect animals for a change rather than their normal crypto anti-human stance. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-01-18 13:35 |
| #4 Looks like the Bulls can hold thier own...Ingrid. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-01-18 11:25 |
| #3 Ms. Ingrid Newkirk said that the whole issue was born out of a misunderstanding. Oh, dear. How coarse and vulgar for the locals to misunderstand Ingrid's little theater piece. Just an assumption, but I'll bet Ingrid is neither Indian nor Hindu. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-01-18 11:16 |
| #2 Ingrid should've been institutionalized a long, long time ago... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-01-18 10:46 |
| #1 jallikattu = bull fighting local style |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-01-18 05:22 |