After 13 days, P Waythamoorthy is still determined to carry on with the hunger fast.
PETALING JAYA: As he enters his 13th day of hunger strike, Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy remains firm in his cause for the Hindraf blueprint to be endorsed.
Hindraf deputy chairman and spokesperson for Waythamoorthy, W Sambulingam, however, admitted that the former is getting weaker by the day.
“Physically, he’s getting weaker by the day, but mentally, he’s still strong. He has no plans on giving up.
“Right now he is on drips and has lost 5kg.
“This morning, there was a surge in his pressure, now we are waiting for the doctors to come in,” said Sambulingam.
When asked how long will Waythamoorthy continue with his hunger strike, he said that Hindraf members will be with him until the end.
“It was a firm decision made by him to continue with the hunger strike for as long as his body can take it,” said Sambulingam.
Waythamoorthy’s hunger strike which started on March 10 is taking place at the Arulmigu Agora Veerabathrar Sanggili Karuppar Temple in Rawang.
He is undergoing the hunger strike in the hope that the Hindraf blueprint will be endorsed by the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat faction.
Waythamoorthy’s demands include endorsing his organisation’s policies which will benefit the Indian community.
He has been visited by several Pakatan Rakyat leaders, such as Selayang MP William Leong, Kuala Selangor MP Dzulkefly Ahmad and Kapar MP P Manikavasagam.
“People have been coming from all over the country supporting the cause. And yesterday, Kota Raja MP Siti Mariah Mahmud came to visit.
“However, politicians just coming and going is not going to help. The end-result should be that the Hindraf blueprint gets endorsed,” said Sambulingam.
PETALING JAYA: As he enters his 13th day of hunger strike, Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy remains firm in his cause for the Hindraf blueprint to be endorsed.Hindraf deputy chairman and spokesperson for Waythamoorthy, W Sambulingam, however, admitted that the former is getting weaker by the day.
“Physically, he’s getting weaker by the day, but mentally, he’s still strong. He has no plans on giving up.
“Right now he is on drips and has lost 5kg.
“This morning, there was a surge in his pressure, now we are waiting for the doctors to come in,” said Sambulingam.
When asked how long will Waythamoorthy continue with his hunger strike, he said that Hindraf members will be with him until the end.
“It was a firm decision made by him to continue with the hunger strike for as long as his body can take it,” said Sambulingam.
Waythamoorthy’s hunger strike which started on March 10 is taking place at the Arulmigu Agora Veerabathrar Sanggili Karuppar Temple in Rawang.
He is undergoing the hunger strike in the hope that the Hindraf blueprint will be endorsed by the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat faction.
Waythamoorthy’s demands include endorsing his organisation’s policies which will benefit the Indian community.
He has been visited by several Pakatan Rakyat leaders, such as Selayang MP William Leong, Kuala Selangor MP Dzulkefly Ahmad and Kapar MP P Manikavasagam.
“People have been coming from all over the country supporting the cause. And yesterday, Kota Raja MP Siti Mariah Mahmud came to visit.
“However, politicians just coming and going is not going to help. The end-result should be that the Hindraf blueprint gets endorsed,” said Sambulingam.
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