Ven. Ududumbara Kashyapa Thera who began a fast unto death campaign at the Independence Square last morning has ended his protest.

The Thera began to the protest to pressure the government not to sign the MCC agreement with the United States.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and representative of Presidential election candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaka had intervened to assure the Thera no agreement would be signed before the election.

The protest fats was called off last night.