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Indian activist Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike

By Thomson Reuters Jul 23, 2026 | 3:06 PM

July 23 (Reuters) – Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended ​his hunger ‌strike after 26 days, he said on Friday.

He said ‌in ​a post ⁠on X ⁠that he had ended his fast after “a long negotiation ​on various conditions and in ⁠view ⁠of possible violence ​in the country”.

Wangchuk, ​59, had been on ‌a hunger strike since June 28 in ⁠solidarity with India’s youth-led “cockroach movement” that is demanding ⁠the ‌resignation of ⁠Education Minister ​Dharmendra ‌Pradhan over medical ​college entrance ⁠test paper leaks.

(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark ​Porter)