Thol Thirumavalavan, better known as Thaol. Thirumavalavan is a political leader, and activist from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is a member of parliament from Chidambaram. Leader and President of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. He rose to prominence in the 1990s as a bahujan leader, and formally entered politics in 1999. His political platform centres on ending caste-based discrimination and consequently the caste system. He has also expressed support for Tamil nationalist movements in Sri Lanka. From Wikipedia
