Before the ordinance was prepared, yesterday people resorted to rail rokos, strikes and shutdowns of commercial establishments in protest of the ban on Jallikattu in Chennai and other places. Pics/AP,PTI

Chennai/New Delhi: Decks were cleared yesterday night for an ordinance on Jallikattu after Tamil Nadu and the Centre worked feverishly even as the state stood on the edge and protesters on Marina beach and elsewhere refused to relent until the sport is held.