Thiruvananthapuram: A group of LPST rank holders, who have been agitating in front of the Secretariat here for the past 13 days raising various demands, ended their hunger strike on Tuesday following talks with Education Minister N Samsudheen. The hunger strike was called off after their talks with the minister in his chamber at the administrative hub. Valarmathi, one of the rank holders who had been on hunger strike, announced the end of her fast by drinking water offered by Samsudheen. The rank list, published on May 31, 2025, has resulted in only a small number of appointments so far, they alleged. The existing LPST rank list has a validity of one-and-a-half years and the government has assured that its validity would be extended when it expires, the Minister said.