மாநிலம் முழுவதும் தி.மு.கழக உடன்பிறப்புகள் ஜனநாயக முறையில் ரயில் போராட்டத்தை நடத்திட வேண்டுமென்று கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன். #Jallikattuprotest

DMK working president M.K. Stalin issued a directive to party members and office-bearers across Tamil Nadu on January 19, 2017, calling for extensive, peaceful rail-blockade demonstrations. Stalin instructed party cadres to stage democratic "rail roko" protests across all railway divisions to build pressure on the Union government to promulgate an emergency ordinance permitting the conduct of Jallikattu without further delay.

Stalin emphasized that the statewide agitation had to be executed strictly within democratic parameters, ensuring complete discipline, non-violence, and public dignity. He noted that millions of students and citizens had already taken to the streets in unprecedented numbers, demanding the restoration of Tamil cultural traditions and the protection of indigenous livestock. The DMK, as the primary opposition movement, had an imperative duty to mobilize in solidarity with public sentiment.

The opposition leader urged party district units to organize coordinated demonstrations at key rail junctions, registering the state's collective outrage against central inaction. Stalin asserted that democratic resistance was necessary to make the Union government heed Tamil Nadu's voice. He affirmed that DMK would continue its peaceful agitation until all legal hurdles were dismantled.