poobalan.com

A Singaporean’s hunger strike in protest of the detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders in Malaysia is into the third day.
 
Actor-cum-activist Seelan Palay, 23, has spent the last two nights sleeping on a straw mat outside the Malaysian High Commission and consuming only water.

Seelan intends to keep up the hunger strike for five days - one for each of the five Hindraf leaders being held under the Internal Security Act at the Kamunting detention camp in Perak.
The leaders - P Uthayakumar, M Manoharan, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau and T Vasantha Kumar - were detained on Dec 13, allegedly for reasons of national security. 

On Nov 25, some 30,000 Indian Malaysians had taken part in a street demonstration organised by Hindraf. Palay had previously told the press that he too had attended the rally.

According to Singapore Democratic Party member Yap Keng Ho, who accompanied Seelan last night, numerous Singaporeans and Malaysians have also visited the latter to lend support.

“Earlier, about 20 Malaysians came on motorbikes. It was very encouraging,” said Seelan in recorded message posted by Yap on his blog.

Sporting a ‘Give them fair trial’ poster across his chest, Seelan hopes to raise international awareness about the detentions.