A hunger strike planned by the Movement for Sustaining SPM 12 Subjects to coincide with the Thaipusam celebrations today turned out to be a lame affair.

There were only about 10 people who fasted for seven hours, instead of the anticipated 200 earlier.

The coalition is led by its chairperson, A Thiruvenggadam.

They spent the time distributing their T-shirts. In addition the public bought about 120 car stickers at the Perumal temple, located close to Batu Caves railway station.

This was because the temple committee chairman R Nadarajah did not give them the go-ahead for the hunger strike.

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Reporting by: K Pragalath
Camera: Amir Abdullah