Choreographer-actor-director Raghava Lawrence had regularly visited Marina beach to join the protest alongside youngsters and students for amending PCA to make Jallikattu legal again. He was intermittently shifted to hospital due to his ill health; he was denied access by the police when he tried to get back to Marina today.

Visibly shaken Lawrence moved to tears has released a video advising the youth at Marina to not get into the water. In the video he said, "When I decided to get back to the beach from the hospital earlier this morning, I received a phone call from Marina saying, the protesters are being forced to leave the place. A few people and I decided to move this issue to the next level with the help of a lawyer by today morning, but the situation seems to be worse now. 

When I switched on the TV, I was clueless on what was happening over there. It was turmoil all over. After seeing all these, I went to Marina, but I was not allowed to enter. I begged to the Police to allow me. I assured them that my boys (students) would listen if I speak to them. Unfortunately, I was not allowed.
 
But I kindly request all my boys not to enter into the beach water, as our life is very important. If you have any small kids with you, please take good care of them. If the police are beating you up, please move away and stand aside. Don't be scared.  I'll somehow manage to come to beach within an hour."

Meanwhile, Marina Beach resembled a wrestling zone on Monday, with police forcibly evicting Jallikattu protesters who put up a spirited resistance against security personnel. Police resorted to lathi charge and fired tear gas at some places in the Tamil Nadu capital to disperse demonstrators.