India, July 12 -- Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) vice chancellor on Friday wrote an email to the JNU students' union (JNUSU) inviting them for a meeting and requesting them to halt their hunger strike.

The VC, in her email, wrote, "Dear Hunger Strikers.This is being issued as an appeal regarding your hunger strike now entering the 15th day. Despite repeated medical evaluation and advice from doctors to discontinue in your long-term interests, you have chosen to persist. Let me remind you that you held repeated meetings with me and the administration."

"Your expectations of immediate acceptance of all your demands is neither administratively realistic nor legally tenable. I, once again, urge you to immediately end your hunger strike...