CPI(M) urges Tamil Nadu govt. to appeal against HC order banning cow slaughter
The CPI(M) has called on the Tamil Nadu government to appeal a Madras High Court ruling that bans cow and calf slaughter. The court's order is set to take effect immediately and prohibits such practices on Bakrid and other days. Party secretary P. Shanmugam criticized the ruling as an infringement on religious and dietary customs.
- ▪The Madras High Court has banned the slaughter of cows and calves in Tamil Nadu.
- ▪The ruling is applicable on Bakrid and any other day.
- ▪CPI(M) state secretary P. Shanmugam argues that the order interferes with religious practices.
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary P. Shanmugam on Thursday (May 28, 2026) urged the State government to file an appeal against the order of the Madras High Court banning the slaughter of cows or calves anywhere in Tamil Nadu “either on the eve of Bakrid (May 28, 2026) or on any other day”. Ban cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu with immediate effect, orders Madras High CourtA summer vacation Bench comprising of Justices G. R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan had directed the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police/Head of Police Force (DGP/HoPF) to ensure no cow or calf is slaughtered anywhere in Tamil Nadu either on the eve of Bakrid or on any other day.In a statement issued in Chennai, Mr.
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