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Former VHP chief ends indefinite fast
Mr Togadia, 62, said he was ending his fast on the advice of doctors.
Ahmedabad: Former VHP leader Pravin Togadia ended his “indefinite fast” on Thursday, three days after he began the strike in Ahmedabad to press his demands, including the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, and said he would now embark on a nationwide tour to revive “Hindutva politics”.
Mr Togadia, 62, said he was ending his fast on the advice of doctors.
The surgeon-turned-firebrand leader accepted fruit juice from religious leaders to end the fast. Led by Akhileshwar Das Maharaj, the religious leaders had urged him to end his fast.
Mr Togadia quit the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week after his nominee lost a key organisational election.
He had sat on fast on Tuesday to press his demands such as construction of Ram temple, deportation of illegal Bangladeshis, resettlement of Hindus in Kashmir, and abolition of Article 370 of the Constitution.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Togadia said Prime Minister Narendra Modi proved to be “as bad as his predecessors”.
