Sonam Wangchuk Hunger Strike: Anurag Kashyap Stands With Activist; Questions Government’s Silence Saying, “Ab Hadd Ho Rahi Hai”

As Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike continues to make the headlines, Anurag Kashyap stands in solidarity with the activist while also questing the government's silence. Read on to know all he said.

Anurag Kashyap Stands With Sonam Wangchuk, Slams Government

Earlier today, Anurag Kashyap took to his Instagram Stories and posted a note about Sonam Wangchuk and his cause. The filmmaker wrote, “There was a time when hunger strike had some meaning. People don’t go on hunger strike just like that. It’s really troubling when the system becomes so indifferent to people’s lives. Only a man as empathetic and a believer of truth and justice has the courage to do that.”

Anurag Kashyap Stands In Solidarity With Sonam Wangchuk

Anurag further added, “I don’t have the courage to do what Sonam Wangchuk is doing. But the silence from the powers to be is deafening to the point that it is a proof of their guilt and their murderous intent. I stand is. with the braveheart that Sonam Wangchuk is.”

A while after the Story, Anurag Kasgyap took to social media platform and shared a post simply reading, “Ab hadd ho rahi hai. (This is going too far).” He captioned the post, “Behre bhi itne behre nahin hotey, aur andhe bhi itne andhe nahin hotey. jaanwar aur rakshason ke dil bhi itne patthar nahin hotey. Ye unse bhi badtar aadamkhor hain. Chup rehne mein sharam aaney lagi hai. (Even the deaf aren’t this deaf and blind aren’t this blind. Even the hearts of animals and demons aren’t this cold. They are bigger man-eaters than them. I feel ashamed to stay quiet any longer).”

About The Hunger Strike

On June 28, in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Sonam Wangchuk began an indefinite hunger strike. Sonam is fasting to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the NEET-UG paper leak. This ignited a social media-driven political movement under the banner of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Wangchuk and the Abhijeet Dipke-led CJP have garnered support from leaders across the political spectrum as the protest in Delhi continues.

Several celebrities have taken to social media and extended their support to Sonam Wangchuk and CJP’s cause. Soni Razdan to Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, writer Arundhati Roy, and economist Jayati Ghosh have urged Wangchuk to call off his indefinite hunger strike. 3 Idiots fame Omi Vaidya also took to social media and highlighted the issue saying, “I don’t want Phunsukh Wangdu to die.”

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman took to social media to speak about the issue. She requested the Indian government to talk with Sonam as the matter ‘concerns the future of all India.’ During a media interaction, Rakhi Sawant also showed solidarity and said she would like to make a trip to Jantar Mantar, Delhi and persoanlly break Sonam’s fast.

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