Fed up with the political crisis that is likely to drag on until September even as Covid-19 deaths continue to rise in the country, a strategic communications consultant has decided to go on a hunger strike until five demands are met.<br /><br />Nathaniel Tan posted the demands on his Facebook page today, which has since been shared 450 times at the time of writing.<br /><br />“I’m starting a hunger strike. Five demands. It is time for action. Enough talk, enough press statements, enough WhatsApp chats.<br /><br />“Mahatma Gandhi brought the British Empire to its knees without firing a single shot. He followed two simple principles: Never submit and never harm another.<br /><br />“Maybe we cannot achieve what he achieved (or maybe we can), but we can do as he did,” Tan said.
