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 Tamils who were killed in the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Director Ameer Sultan, who also participated in this event, said that the arrest of Thirumurugan Gandhi was politically motivated. Director Vetrimaaran described it as an attack on freedom of expression. This particular arrest even they were asked to be released in United Nations Human Rights Commission. He was released on 20 September 2017 by Indian government. After his release, he strongly criticised the Indian government and accused it of suppressing the rights of Tamils. Thirumurugan Gandhi said, he is not afraid of oppression and will continue to fight for the rights of Tamils and Tamil Nadu. He considers the whole as a fight between Indian nationalism and Tamil nationalism. In 2016 Thirumurugan Gandhi alleged that BJP Government at the centre had secretly signed Trade facilitation agreement in World Trade Organisation (WTO) It suggests. The Indian Government reacted soon and stated that the allegations made by T.Gandhi were baseless. There is no official report from the Indian government of reducing the subsidies as India's subsidies not disturbing the market price level. Hence,Mr.Gandhi's statement was likely not to be true, as the subsidies are still present. He represented Eelam Tamil people and LTTE that how they were destroyed by International community in side event at the human rights council organised by Association Solidarité Internationale Afrique in Partnership with Association Bharathi Centre Culturel Franco-Tamoul, Association Des Etudiants Tamoules de France, and Swiss Council of Eelam Tamils and Zagros Human Rights Center held in 17 March 2017, 15h00 – 16h30 - Room XXVII UNOG, Palais des Nations.