Gomatha
In villages of Tamil Nadu, India, there prevails the practice of taking cows and buffaloes directly to the houses and milked in the presence of the customer. If the calf of these cows and buffaloes are male, they get butchered. After the calf is killed, it is skinned and stuffed with hay. This fake calf is placed near the cow/buffalo while milking. The mother, totally unaware of this impersonation goes on licking and petting the calf while lactating. Such fake calves are called “Marupachi Bommai”, “Poy Kannukutti”, “Poy Kannu” etc.
Those who indulge in this practice justify themselves saying that they are unable to look after the male calf. Inability to look afterÂ…does that induce us to kill our own children?