Supporters of social activist Anna Hazare called off their hunger strike on Sunday after watching on television their mentor breaking his fast in New Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan in the morning.
Lakshmi Chand Thakur, a retired government employee, who was on hungerstrike for 13 days, broke his fast at the Ridge. In the last 13 days, Thakur had been hospitalised twice, as his health deteriorated. But he gave a slip to the hospital authorities and returned to continue his fast. Thakur had lost 4 kg in the 13 days when he survived on water and honey.
A group of five, who had joined Thakur in his hungerstrike, also ended their fast on Sunday. Later, along with Thakur, they were sent for medical examination.
In the evening, supporters of Anna celebrated the occasion by taking out a victory procession. Similar stories were reported from other areas of Himachal with hungerstrikes ending in Solan, Una, Kangra, Dharamsala, Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Chamba and Mandi.
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