Watch: Social Distancing Be Damned, Hundreds Came Together For Funeral Of A Bull In Tamil Nadu

Even though the nationwide lockdown in India has been extended till May 3, people do not seem to be taking the danger of gathering during the outbreak seriously.

The government and PM Modi have been requesting people to practise social distancing to help ¡®flatten the curve¡¯ but it seems like that some people just do not care.

Twitter/Shiv Aroor

A video shared by an editor associated with India Today, Shiv Aroor, shows at least hundreds if not thousands of people out of their houses attending the funeral of a bull.

The video that is now viral was shared with the caption ¡®This large crowd gathered yesterday at Muduvarapatti village in Tamil Nadu for the funeral of a Jallikattu bull¡¯.

This large crowd gathered yesterday at Muduvarapatti village in Tamil Nadu for the funeral of a Jallikattu bull. Tamil Nadu has 1,242 #Covid19 cases. pic.twitter.com/AEH9PZiwep

¡ª Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) April 16, 2020

This funeral took place on April 12 and the district administration has ordered an inquiry into the incident. On April 15, DM TG Vinay said that an FIR has been lodged against the people who attended the funeral.

¡°Total 3000 cases have been registered till date by Tamil Nadu Police for violating #CoronavirusLockdown in Madurai, this includes cases against few people who attended funeral of a bull in a village in Madurai on April 12," ANI quoted the Madurai District Collector TG Vinay as saying.

Total 3000 cases have been registered till date by Tamil Nadu Police for violating #CoronavirusLockdown in Madurai, this includes cases against few people who attended funeral of a bull in a village in Madurai on April 12: Madurai District Collector TG Vinay pic.twitter.com/Brlraf3sNi

¡ª ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2020

Tamil Nadu currently has over 1,200 COVID-19 positive cases and gatherings such as these are a real threat to the lives of thousands of people.