Three Tamil political prisoners out of the 16 that are fasting unto death fainted and were admitted to prison hospital on Thursday.
J Sebastian, T Manoharan and S Thayaparan were all admitted to their prison hospitals after fainting reports Tamil Diplomat.
Tamil National Alliance MP Dr Sivamohan visited and confirmed that they were still alive on Thursday.
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