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‘We do not want her to be martyred’, Rakhi Sawant sat on strike in support of Sonam Wangchuk, made this demand from the government
Samira Vishwas | July 18, 2026 6:24 AM CST

Rakhi Sawant Supports Sonam Wangchuk: Climate activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk has been on hunger strike at Jantar Mantar for almost twenty days demanding the resignation of the Education Minister. Many Bollywood celebs have also voiced their support. Meanwhile, now Rakhi Sawant has also come out in his support. Rakhi Sawant was seen sitting on a dharna in support of Soman. She said that she does not want Sonam Wangchuk to become a martyr. The government should accept his demand and make him the education minister. Rakhi appealed to the government to take a decision on her demands soon, so that her fast could end.

We don’t want them to become martyrs.

Rakhi Sawant’s video surfaced on social media. In which she was seen sitting in protest. He said, ‘We will fast for Sonam ji. Our appeal to the government is to end Sonam ji’s fast. We do not want them to become martyrs. He is doing such good work for the country, people and children. We join hands. Bollywood is also supporting him. Our request to the government is that Sonam ji’s demands should be accepted. Make him the Education Minister. This video of Rakhi is becoming increasingly viral on social media.

Why is Sonam Wangchuk sitting on fast?

Sonam Wangchuk is sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since June 28 against the alleged NEET paper leak and rigging. Apart from this, she is demanding that the Education Minister resign. Let us tell you that he is continuing his fast only with salt and water. Their demands are that transparency should be brought in the examination system, a strong system should be made to prevent paper leaks in future and the entire matter should be investigated impartially. Apart from this, he is also demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister. Due to the continuous fast, concern about his health has also increased. Delhi High Court has also instructed the government to take care of his health.

These celebs from Bollywood supported Sonam

Many Bollywood celebs have supported Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike. According to media reports, it includes actors like Sonakshi Sinha, Swara Bhaskar, Zeenat Aman, Omi Vaidya, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Shabana Azmi, Soni Razdan and Abhay Deol. Apart from these, Anurag Kashyap, Prakash Raj, Imran Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Shreyas Talpade, Shreya Dhanwantri and musician Vishal Dadlani have also given support. At the same time, actor Atul Kulkarni had even announced a one-day hunger strike from his home to show solidarity.

What did Aamir Khan say about Sonam Wangchuk?

Let us tell you that Sonam Wangchuk’s name has been linked with the character ‘Rancho’ from the film ‘3 Idiots’ for a long time. Aamir Khan had given a statement regarding this. He clarified that this character of the film was not directly based on Sonam Wangchuk and the team did not even know her while making the film. However, Aamir supported Sonam Wangchuk and expressed concern about her health.

Public also in support of Sonam Wangchuk

Thousands of people are present at Jantar Mantar in Delhi in support of Sonam Wangchuk. The people who came in support of Sonam in this hunger strike believe that the government should accept their demands and strict steps should be taken to ensure that the paper does not leak. Also, people are demanding that the Education Minister should resign.


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