Fasting TPPs gave up fasting on the request of University students

The Fasting that was undertaken by the three TPPs, was brought to a conclusion at about 11.30 a.m. yesterday. The relatives of the TPPs concluded the fasting by giving them fruit juice.

With a view to worsening body conditions of the TPPs, we requested them to give up the fasting. However we will undertake, strong struggles outside on their behalf, said MPc M.K.Sivajilingam, who was in the team of 11 people who met the TPPs yesterday.

A meeting was held day before yesterday in the lock out struggle tent regarding the course of action that should be taken with regard to the fasting TPPs and generally the release of all TPPs.

It was decided in this discussion to request the TPPs to give up fasting,

As per this decision, a team of persons including MPs, Sivasakthy Ananthan, Ankajan Ramanathan, MPcs K.Sarveswaran, Sivajilingam, President of the Student’s Federation, and the relatives of the TPPs visited the TPPs and requested them to give up their fasting.

We told them that we have undertaken several struggles on behalf of you. We will continue to undertake still more struggle on behalf of them and requested them to give up the fasting. Upon them agreeing to give up Fasting. Thereafter the relatives concluded the fasting by giving fruit juice to them.

Commenting later Sivalingam said that, ‘We have confidence that we will win in the court action. If it does not happen that way, we will continue our struggles.”