A highly placed source in the government told ColomboPage that the Minister is urged to consider ending the fast today.
According to the source the government is displeased to draw negative criticism for being unable to control the crisis at a time when the Sri Lankan President was praised for mediating to solve the political crisis in the Maldives.
The tit-for-tat affair between the UN and the Minister has gone too far, political analysts in the country point out.
Although they blame the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for appointing a panel of experts to infringe on Sri Lanka's internal matters despite the fervent opposition from Sri Lanka, the political analysts say the government must take diplomatic measures to garner the support from other friendly countries to go against the UN chief and not alienate those who support Sri Lanka.
It seems that Sri Lanka's vehement opposition to the panel of experts has hardened the UN chief's resolve to go ahead with the panel, the analysts explain.
"It is clear that Ban is pressured by Western nations and groups sympathetic to the separatist movement in Sri Lanka to take action against the government's conduct during the war," one analyst said pointing out that the diplomatic corps from the West were quick to express their dismay at the events unfolded last few days.
The Heads of Mission of Germany, UK, US, France, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Romania, Norway and the European Union Delegation said that they are deeply dismayed by the blockade of the UN-compound this week in Colombo and the role played in it by a government minister.
Meanwhile, the UN chief has urged the government to take immediate action to normalize the conditions.
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