Mr. M Meganathan is a resident of Veerapatti village in the Iluppur taluk of Pudukkottai district in the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu. He is a Dalit and RTI activist and is 30 years old. According to sources, on December 12, 2014, Meganathan made an RTI application seeking information on tax and property tax paid by Mother Theresa College that came under the jurisdiction of his Panchayat. The said information could reveal alleged tax evasion by the concerned college which is owned by the Minister for Health of the Government of Tamilnadu. Following this, he began receiving threats, first from Mr. Thangarasu, the husband of Ms. Easwari, the Panchayat President, instigated allegedly by Mr. Vijaybaskar, the owner of the College who is also the State Minister for Health and Family Welfare. Despite repeated ultimatums and warnings, the 30-year-old Activist stood his ground. On the morning of Friday, the 23rd of January 2015, a weapon-wielding gang reached his house and assaulted him and his family members. The attack led to injuries being sustained by Meganathan, his father Mayazhagu aged 56 years, and other relatives including Sureshkumar aged 31 and Rangasamy. They received treatment at Pudukkottai government hospital, where they managed to file a Medical Legal Case (MLC) after a long struggle. Also, Annavasal police, under whose jurisdiction Veerapatti village falls were yet to file FIR (First Information Report) as per reports last received, and it is alleged that the police are hand-in-glove with the attackers.