India, Sept. 2 -- Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ended his five-day hunger strike on Tuesday after the Maharashtra government accepted most of his demands, including granting Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas to ensure OBC quota for them.

"Today is Diwali for us as we have got what we wanted," activist Manoj Jarange Patil said as he broke down in tears, according to ANI.

Jarange-Patil broke his fast in the evening after Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil handed him a copy of a state government resolution accepting his demands.

He took a sip of juice from Vikhe-Patil as his supporters cheered at Azad Maidan. He was immediately taken to the hospital for a checkup.

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