Sonam Wangchuk — climate activist and engineer — has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi since 28 June 2026, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over competitive exam paper leaks and student suicides.
WhoStoodUp is a crowdsourced, verbatim record of every celebrity and politician who has publicly commented. Support and opposition both tracked — every claim sourced.
| Name | Role | Quote | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Soni Razdan | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “Dear Sonam Wangchuk, For your health we all do pray, please do not leave us in this way, please live to fight another day. Please stay. Please end your fast today. We need you.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-15 | Akhilesh Yadav | POLITICIAN | SUPPORT | “We humbly request and earnestly appeal to Shri Sonam Wangchuk ji to break his fast. His life is invaluable to the entire world because it embodies the same commitment to humanity and the environment as it does to democracy.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Shabana Azmi | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “Our country truly needs people like you. You have stood up against injustice and stood firmly for the truth, and we are proud of you. That is why we sincerely request you to end your fast.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Shashi Tharoor | POLITICIAN | SUPPORT | “Please end your fast. You have awakened the conscience of the nation; that is what a fast is meant to do. India needs your voice for the long road ahead.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Omi Vaidya | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “I don't want Phunsukh Wangdu to die.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Swara Bhasker | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “Thank you for fighting for the future of all our children.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Atul Kulkarni | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “Tomorrow is an important day. I place my hope in you.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Naseeruddin Shah | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “We request you to please consider ending this hunger strike immediately in the interests of the longer and more difficult struggle ahead. This battle is a marathon, not a sprint, and we need you, your strength and leadership in the days to come.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Ratna Pathak Shah | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “We request you to please consider ending this hunger strike immediately in the interests of the longer and more difficult struggle ahead. This battle is a marathon, not a sprint, and we need you, your strength and leadership in the days to come.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-07-14 | Arvind Kejriwal | POLITICIAN | SUPPORT | “Sonam Wangchuk is on hunger strike for some days and his health is deteriorating. He is an asset of the country and I appeal him to end his hunger strike. There are other ways also for the struggle.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-06-29 | Vishal Dadlani | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “I just want to express my support and solidarity with the students who have been hurt by this NEET paper leak. It's wrong that it happens every year; it's even more wrong that no government agencies are taking responsibility.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-06-23 | Dharmendra Pradhan | POLITICIAN | OPPOSED | “They are the B-team of disruptive elements. Those who were rejected in democracy have come in disguise and are now after the system. They raise slogans for those who want the country to be broken. They have been identified.” | SOURCE ↗ |
| 2026-06-14 | Prakash Raj | CELEBRITY | SUPPORT | “In solidarity with the youngsters of my country at #JantarMantar @Wangchuk66 @Cockroachisback #justasking” | SOURCE ↗ |