Four Tamil youth, S. Ramana, S Chandiran, K. Banu and a Tamil media personality P. Theiveekan have staged a hunger strike today at 2.00 pm at Pultney Street, Dandenong Park in Melbourne.
They have placed four demands to the Australian Government upon which they are staging this strike. They urge the Government of Australia to exert diplomatic pressure on Sri Lanka,
• To enforce immediate and permanent ceasefire
• To ensure basic humanitarian aids reach to people in Vanni, the conflict zone.
• To allow freedom to Tamils to choose their place of living.
• To enter in to an immediate negotiation between GoSL and LTTE with a third party mediation, based on self determination.
They vow to continue the hunger strike until their demands are met. And have solicited the support of all to achieve their demands.
