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May 17 Movement
May 17 Movement is a prominent Tamil National Civil rights Political movement, movement fighting for the justice for the Tamil Genocide in Tamil Eelam & the rights of Tamils in Tamil Nadu. History May 17 Movement was formed in May 2009 during the Sri Lankan Civil War, war in Sri Lanka when War crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War, thousands of Tamils were killed. It was founded by activist Thirumurugan Gandhi in 2009. It is a Tamil nationalism movement based in Tamil Nadu, works for Worldwide Tamil people and caste annihilation. This is the only active movement actively involved in the exposing the controversial TFA(Trade Facilitation Agreement) policy of the World Trade Organization (WTO) accepted and signed by the Government of India. May 17 movement consistently advocates for the liberation of Tamil Eelam, a separate state of Eelam Tamils. It has also spoken in the Geneva human rights sessions in the United Nations (UN) since 2015, in support of the natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirumurugan Gandhi
Thirumurugan Gandhi is an Indian human rights activist and Geo-Political Commentator noted for founding the May 17 Movement. The movement initially campaigned for the rights and justice for the killings of Eelam Tamil for their separate Tamil Eelam, primarily those affected by the last stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Thirumurugan Gandhi advocates for the democratic aspirations of Eelam Tamils, Palestinians, Kurds, Catalonia, Kashmiris, Western Saharans and Sikhs. He has also spoken in the Geneva human rights sessions in the United Nations (UN) for the past three years in support of the nations without states, indigenous peoples and communities which have faced war crimes against the imperial forces. He has represented Tamil civil society in Permanent people's Tribunal for Sri Lanka in Bremen, Germany (2013). On 29 May 2017, Gandhi along with four others were arrested under Goondas Act by Tamil Nadu police when they attempted to light candles in remembrance of Tami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |