Tamils agree to break hunger strike
Two Tamil protesters have agreed to break their hunger strike with sips of water after politicians pledged to help them take part in talks on the plight of Tamils living in srilanka.
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Hunger striker Prarameswaran Subramaniam
The students from Mitcham in south London had been on hunger strike since Monday - refusing to even take liquids - and supporters feared they were close to suffering renal failure.
Sivatharsan Sivakumaraval, 21, and Prarameswaran Subramaniam, 28, are staging their protest along with 500 Tamil supporters who illegally occupied London's Parliament Square for a fifth day.
Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey, is trying to negotiate with police to allow the protesters permission to continue their occupation for another seven days.
He is also trying to arrange for a delegation of protesters to travel to the UN, Washington and Brussels with Defence Secretary Des Browne for political talks.
He said: "There's very wide political support for urgent action in Sri Lanka to avert a terrible crisis in lives and liberty. Politicians from across the parties in the UK are willing to work with the community here to try to get political movement in the next few days.
"I'm grateful the two young men (hunger strikers) have agreed to take fluids now while negotiations continue. I hope a political strategy for delegations to the UN, Washington, Brussels and the Commonwealth Secretary in London will soon be in place to take place next week."
The protesters want the UK Government to take action to help protect the Tamils in their homeland.
The Sri Lankan government has rejected international calls for a ceasefire, claiming it is on the verge of defeating the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group fighting for an independent homeland.
The United Nations said up to 150,000 people are trapped in the war zone in the north of Sri Lanka.
Dahas Gaanak Beraganna hadanakota mun denna mokata marenna hadanawada...??
mewa balala apita HINAAAA...
Two Tamil protesters have agreed to break their hunger strike with sips of water after politicians pledged to help them take part in talks on the plight of Tamils living in srilanka.
Related photos / videos
The students from Mitcham in south London had been on hunger strike since Monday - refusing to even take liquids - and supporters feared they were close to suffering renal failure.
Sivatharsan Sivakumaraval, 21, and Prarameswaran Subramaniam, 28, are staging their protest along with 500 Tamil supporters who illegally occupied London's Parliament Square for a fifth day.
Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey, is trying to negotiate with police to allow the protesters permission to continue their occupation for another seven days.
He is also trying to arrange for a delegation of protesters to travel to the UN, Washington and Brussels with Defence Secretary Des Browne for political talks.
He said: "There's very wide political support for urgent action in Sri Lanka to avert a terrible crisis in lives and liberty. Politicians from across the parties in the UK are willing to work with the community here to try to get political movement in the next few days.
"I'm grateful the two young men (hunger strikers) have agreed to take fluids now while negotiations continue. I hope a political strategy for delegations to the UN, Washington, Brussels and the Commonwealth Secretary in London will soon be in place to take place next week."
The protesters want the UK Government to take action to help protect the Tamils in their homeland.
The Sri Lankan government has rejected international calls for a ceasefire, claiming it is on the verge of defeating the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group fighting for an independent homeland.
The United Nations said up to 150,000 people are trapped in the war zone in the north of Sri Lanka.
Dahas Gaanak Beraganna hadanakota mun denna mokata marenna hadanawada...??
mewa balala apita HINAAAA...
