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Sonam Wangchuk’s fast was spark that drove youth protest movement – and now he wants to cleanse the political system
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India — Amrit Dhillon in Delhi
Sonam Wangchuk’s fast was spark that drove youth protest movement – and now he wants to cleanse the political system
For 26 days, India watched as Sonam Wangchuk wasted away . His hunger strike, held in solidarity with India’s “Cockroach” youth protest movement, would prove to be one of the most politically consequential fasts held in the country’s modern history.
Many in the country view the gruelling fast, which began on 28 June, as the crucial spark that helped propel the Cockroach movement into one of the most formidable challenges to the government of prime minister, Narendra Modi, in more than a decade.
For 26 days, India watched as Sonam Wangchuk wasted away . His hunger strike, held in solidarity with India’s “Cockroach” youth protest movement, would prove to be one of the most politically consequential fasts held in the country’s modern history.
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Source: The Guardian · Amrit Dhillon in Delhi. Published 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 am.
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