May 17 Movement is a prominent Tamil National Civil rights

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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 war in Sri Lanka when thousands of Tamils were killed. It was founded by activist

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 Tam ...

in 2009. It is a

Tamil nationalism Tamil nationalism is the ideology which asserts that the Tamils, Tamil people constitute a nation and promotes the cultural unity of Tamil people. Tamil nationalism is primarily a secular nationalism, that focus on language and homeland. I ...

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 Tamil Eelam (, ''tamiḻ īḻam''; generally rendered outside Tamil-speaking areas as தமிழ் ஈழம்) is a proposed independence, independent sovereign state, state that many Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamils in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lan ...

, 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 nations without states, indigenous peoples and communities which have faced war crimes against the imperial forces. Led by Thirumurugan Gandhi, it has represented the Tamil civil society in

Permanent Peoples' Tribunal The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) is an international human rights organization founded in Bologna, Italy, on June 24, 1979, at the initiative of Senator Lelio Basso. It was established during the final session of the Russell Tribunal with the ...

for Sri Lanka in Bremen, Germany in 2013. May 17 Movement coordinates and Gathers all the people at Chennai Marina beach (Tamizhar Kadal) to conduct the candleLight Vigil on 3rd Sunday on the Month of May every Year to mark the remembrance of 2009 Tamil Eezham Genocide. Every Year leaders from various parties, and peoples from various demography across Tamil Nadu gathers for this event. Regardless of their political differences, all the leaders participate and mourn for the genocide happened for tamils and unanimously raise slogan for Liberation of Tamil Eezham as the only solution, and demand for the Referendum for Eezham.

References

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External links

May 17 Movement WebsiteMay 17 Movement Facebook pageMay 17 Movement Twitter handle
Organisations based in Chennai Human rights organisations based in India Tamil organisations 2009 establishments in Tamil Nadu Organizations established in 2009