Fasting social activist Anna Hazare, whose health condition has been a major concern for his team as well as the government, is showing improvement. Anna's fever subsided on Wednesday morning, the second day of his three-day fast against a weak Lokpal Bill. Doctors and members of Team Anna made a fresh appeal to him, urging him to end the fast.

The 74-old Anna has, however, shown no signs yet that he is willing to consider this request. At the end of his first day of fast (Tuesday), Anna's fever had climbed to 102 degrees and his blood pressure was 170/104. However, his temperature has now come down to 100 degrees. Team Anna member Manish Sisodia said that it was imperative that Anna started eating so that he could take medicines. "We are trying that he ends his fast," he said. A doctor who examined him said that he had been advised rest but added that Anna was expected to be present on the stage nevertheless.

Doctors are monitoring his health and are likely take a decision on whether Anna should be moved to a hospital. Anna's family physician Dr Anirudh Dharmadhikari wants him to end the fast. "He is stubborn and is sticking to his fast. In this state, it is wrong of him to fast. We might need to hospitalise him because he is coughing, has fever," he said on Tuesday night. Doctors from Mumbai's JJ Hospital are stationed now at his camp at MMRDA Grounds and an ambulance is on stand-by.