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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7847144" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48288000/jpg/_48288577_wimalweeraap226.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />A Sri Lankan minister says he has begun a hunger  strike outside the UN's Colombo offices demanding that it stop its  probe into alleged war crimes.         Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa's announcement follows two  days of demonstrations outside the office by protesters angry over the  inquiry.         The government denies its troops committed war crimes.         But some foreign governments and international organisations  say there is evidence to the contrary.          The BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says that the UN  operation in Sri Lanka has been significantly disrupted by the protests.         On Tuesday the UN said it "strongly" objected to the protest  at its compound, which was hindering its "vital work".         The government has pledged to ensure UN staff are able to  enter and leave their workplace, but our correspondent says it is  tacitly approving of Mr Weerawansa's demonstration.BBC</blockquote>

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