Educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk has continued his indefinite hunger strike, refusing to call off his protest against NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and alleged irregularities in CBSE’s screen marking system, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. As concerns grew about his health, many politicians and actors came out in support of him and urged him to end his fast.
The CJP-led protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi has entered its 25th day. Wangchuk, 59, joined the demonstration on June 28 and began an indefinite hunger strike at the demonstration site in support of the campaign. Follow live updates regarding Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike here.
As concerns grew about his deteriorating health, many public figures, including actors, writers and politicians, expressed their support for Wangchuk while urging him to end his hunger strike.
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Below are some of the figures who supported the activist:
Politicians who supported Wangchuk
- Akhilesh Yadav, president of Samajwadi Party (SP) and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Mamata Banerjee, founder of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and former Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Shashi Tharoor, Congress Member from Thiruvananthapuram
- Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena-UBT chief and former Maharashtra chief minister
- Arvind Kejriwal, national coordinator of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and former Chief Minister of Delhi
- Atishi, AAP MLA from Kalkaji and former Delhi Chief Minister
- Mahua Moitra, TMC MP from Krishnanagar
- John Brittas, CPI(M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP
- Sagarika Ghose, TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP
- Priya Saroj, Member of Parliament for Makhilshahr
- Rohit Pawar, NCP-SP MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed
- Saket Gokhale, TMC national spokesperson and former Rajya Sabha MP
- Anish Gawande, National Spokesperson, NCP-SP
Celebrities who supported Wangchuk
- Shabana Azmi, actress
- Zeenat Aman, actress
- Prakash Raj, actor
- Chinmayi Sripada, singer
- Vir Das, comedian and actor
- Omi Vaidya, actor
- Arundhati Roy, author
- Naseeruddin Shah, actor
- Ratna Pathak Shah, actor
- Soni Razdan, actor
- Swara Bhasker, actress
