Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi nad Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's mother ended their hunger strike at University of Hyderabad on Sunday.

Activist and Professor Kancha Ilaiah offered juice to Gandhi to end his strike.   Earlier, Gandhi's move to join the hunger strike at HCU was criticised by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Gandhi thanked Rohith's family and students of the university for inviting him.   Drawing a parallel between the lives of Rohith and Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress vice president said, "It is a very interesting day as it is not just Rohith's birthday but also Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary. Nobody has a right to take away the right to 'search for the truth'. This is exactly what happened with Gandhiji and Rohith as well."

He said that there is massive discrimination in the educational institutions of the country.

"Every single student must realise that most powerful thing they have is not what some powerful people tell you but what you believe in. When you let what has happened to Rohith happen in the country, it will happen to you one day, no matter who you are. You will one day find that the very same people who crushed Rohith will be blocking your path to freedom, to progress," Gandhi said.

"My main opposition to (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is that they are trying to crush spirit of Indian youngsters by imposing one idea from on top. Please put your idea in the market place of ideas and then if students accept that idea, I am fine with it," Gandhi said.