It could be worse than a joke. In earlier years, TN "Dravida" politicians have also held "relay" hunger strikes, each actor starving himself for a full two hours. In the present instance also, similar things could be happening. During the actual time of "fast", the actors would take "only" fruit juice, and perhaps biryani on the sly. Also, time-out could be called every two hours, or whenever the actor felt hungry. In any case, the so-called protest "hunger" strike amounts to cocking a snook at the Supreme Court.
