Sonam Wangchuk
Activist Wangchuk says Modi government broke promise over hunger strike photos
Claims Indian government broke its promise by releasing photographs of his hunger strike ending, rejects allegations of a secret deal.
6 DAYS AGO
India protest leaders to meet govt after Modi vows action
The protests have emerged as one of the biggest political challenges facing Modi since he secured a third term in office in 2024.
July 24, 2026
Indian activist Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike; anti-govt protests continue
His announcement comes shortly after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a video message on X, pledging tougher legislation to curb examination paper leaks.
July 23, 2026
How Sonam Wangchuk became the face of protests
Wangchuk has emerged as the most recognizable face of youth-led protests demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan; Says he would resume his hunger strike in hospital after witnessing the "brutality with which peacefully protesting students are being dealt with", following police action against thousands of demonstrators marching toward India's parliament on July 20.
July 22, 2026
‘India's 2nd Freedom Movement’: Wangchuk calls for making parliament march 'a success'
Activist describes his hospitalization as an 'illegal detention' in his first message to supporters since being forcibly removed from the site of his prolonged hunger strike at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
July 19, 2026
‘Peak dictatorship’: Public figures condemn Wangchuk's forcible hospitalization
Actor Prakash Raj, along with others, accuses the government of acting like a dictatorship, saying the world is witnessing a "coward government" that refuses to engage in dialogue with the youth and has chosen force over dialogue with protesting students.
July 18, 2026
Activist Wangchuk moved to hospital after 20-day hunger strike in New Delhi
Wangchuk, 59, has been fasting since June 28 to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations to study medicine.
July 18, 2026
Pressure mounts on Modi government over Wangchuk's 19-day hunger strike
Indian opposition leaders and public figures are calling on their government to open talks with activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose indefinite hunger strike to demand accountability and the resignation of India's Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, over irregularities in national entrance examinations, entered its 19th day, with supporters warning of his worsening health.
July 16, 2026
Wangchuk’s hunger strike over paper leaks continues to go unheard in India
Sonam Wangchuk of '3 Idiots' has been observing a hunger strike for more than two weeks, demanding the education minister's resignation over paper leaks; the hunger strike has drawn widespread support from different walks of life in India.
July 16, 2026
How a viral post sparked India's Gen-Z protest
An online satirical post criticizing India's judiciary has grown into a nationwide student protest movement, drawing millions of supporters demanding education reforms, accountability over exam scandals and the education minister's resignation.
July 8, 2026