He told FMT that some 10 policemen, with one officer carrying a submachine gun, visited him.
“They were not threatening but they started asking questions.
“They wanted to know what I am doing here and what the hunger strike is for,” he said.
Tan said more policemen are expected to question him later today.
He said he was feeling weaker but would not eat any food. “I will survive on water.”
On his decision to go on a hunger strike, he said it was time for action. “Enough talk. Enough press statements. Enough WhatsApp chats.”
He said freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi had brought the British Empire to its knees without firing a single shot.
“He followed two simple principles – that is never to submit, and never to harm another,” he said.
Tan said he could no longer sit and live his life while Malaysians continue to die due to neglect and incompetence.
“For months and years, we have all done too little, as Malaysians died of Covid-19.
“We have done too little, as Malaysians lost their fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives and children,” he added.
On the political crisis in the country, he said Malaysians will have to wait until September for the motion of confidence to be voted in Parliament, while more than 20,000 cases were reported today.
“By September, we could lose another 10,000 Malaysians,” he added.
As he does not encourage mass gatherings, Tan has urged Malaysians to speak up on social media with hashtags against the worsening condition in the country.
Tan has gone on hunger strike at the corner of Jalan Rahim Kajai and Lorong Rahim Kajai 14, in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
He has listed five demands in his hunger strike. They are:
- To give decision-making power to experts or the Parliament in handling Covid-19 immediately.
- To channel RM500 million to buy medical equipment for hospitals handling Covid-19 cases.
- To allow frontliners to reveal the real Covid-19 situation without any action against them.
- To make public companies that are allowed to operate (during lockdown).
- To provide N95 face masks and sanitisers at all hospitals and police stations for free.
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