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Hunger striker wins case over Big Mac claims

2010-07-29 62 Dailymotion

A man who went on a 23-day hunger strike in protest at Sri Lanka's offensive against the Tamil Tigers has won his libel case against two British newspapers which claimed he'd been eating takeaway burgers throughout. Parameswaran Subramanyam, a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee, told AFPTV he was shunned by his peers and driven to the brink of suicide by the false claims.Duration: 02:04