Karunanidhi ends hunger strike

September 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 1,000 faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) would go on a hunger strike on September 24 (Thursday) to protest the anomalies in the recently announced pay structure. The decision was taken at a meeting of the All India Indian Institutes of Technology Faculty Federation (AIIITFF) held at IIT Kharagpur's extension centre in Kolkata on Monday.

September 9th, 2009 Iranian exiles vent fury at US over Iraq attacksLONDON — Iranian exiles camped outside the American Embassy in London say they've been on hunger strike for weeks to push the United States to protect their compatriots in Iraq. The People's Mujahedeen of Iran say the U.S.

August 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Employees of India's flagship carrier Air India are on a three-day hunger strike from today over delay in payment of their salaries. "Over 20,000 members of the Aviation Industry Employees Guild (AIEG) and the Air Corporation Employees Union (ACEU) and some other unions from across the nation have decided to go on hunger strike from today, as the management is rigid over payment of our salaries," said J B Kadian, general secretary, ACEU.

July 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - Intern doctors in Chennai on Monday resorted to an indefinite hunger strike over demand for higher stipend. The intern house surgeons and post-graduate assistants have been on an indefinite strike since July 1, and now have resorted to a hunger strike of 'fast unto death' from Monday.

July 9th, 2009 Anti-Chavez mayor of Caracas ends hunger strikeCARACAS, Venezuela — The mayor of Venezuela's capital ended a hunger strike Wednesday after the head of the Organization of American States agreed to meet with him and other opposition leaders to discuss moves by the government they say erode their authority. Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma's protest fast lasted five days and was aimed at urging the OAS to mediate in Venezuela over moves by President Hugo Chavez that have taken away powers and funding from the mayor and other politicians who oppose his leftist policies.

June 13th, 2009 Hunger striking Guantanamo prisoner releasedSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Guantanamo prisoner who had been on continual hunger strike for almost four years has been released. The Justice Department says Ahmed Zuhair and two other detainees have been sent home to Saudi Arabia, where they will be subject to judicial review before entering a government-run "rehabilitation" program.

May 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Saturday described the victory of the DMK-Congress combine in the Lok Sabha polls as a 'deserving harvest'.

May 9th, 2009 Report: Taiwan's ex-President Chen hospitalizedTAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwanese TV station has reported that the island's former President Chen Shui-bian has been hospitalized after a three-day hunger strike in his detention center. Chen has been detained since last December after he was arrested on several corruption charges.

May 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was admitted to the Apollo hospital on Sunday morning following complaints of high fever.

April 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Tuesday rejected reports that the Iranian-American journalist who was convicted of spying for the US was on a hunger strike in prison, IRNA reported. 'She is not on hunger strike and her health condition is good,' judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi said, refuting reports on Roxana Saberi's hunger strike.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi went on a hunger strike here Monday to protest 'cruel acts' against Tamils in Sri Lanka and demanded an immediate ceasefire in the island nation.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday telephoned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, who is on a hunger strike in Chennai, and said the government would do its best to bring peace to Sri Lanka.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has called off his indefinite hunger strike over Sri Lankan issue following an assurance from Union Home Minister P.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi began a hunger strike here Monday, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka, party sources said.

March 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - AIADMK Chief and former Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalithaa has decided to go on a hunger strike for the Lankan-Tamil cause. Her huger strike will start in Chennai on Monday from 9 am to 5 pm.