'Have a heart': Sonam Wangchuk's wife urges people to not judge him for breaking 26-day fast
The least we can offer him is a day of compassion before burdening him with our own expectations and political calculations.”Appealing for compassion, Angmo added, “Not everyone is qualified to judge a life of selfless service. One must first earn the moral stature to do so. Have a heart.”Wangchuk broke his fast shortly after midnight on Thursday in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh.
- ▪The least we can offer him is a day of compassion before burdening him with our own expectations and political calculations.”Appealing for compassion, Angmo added, “Not everyone is qualified to judge a life of selfless service.
- ▪One must first earn the moral stature to do so.
- ▪Have a heart.”Wangchuk broke his fast shortly after midnight on Thursday in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh.
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HomeNext'Have a heart': Sonam Wangchuk's wife urges people to not judge him for breaking 26-day fastSonam Wangchuk broke his fast shortly after midnight on Thursday in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh.Updated on: Jul 25, 2026, 07:10:15 ISTBy Smriti Kak RamachandranPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, on Thursday appealed to people not to rush to judge him for ending his 26-day hunger strike, saying that he had paid a heavy physical price for a cause larger than himself and deserved compassion rather than criticism.On how the government convinced Sonam Wangchuk to relent and break his fast, a third government functionary privy to the details said, his wife, Gitanjali Angmo was instrumental, (ANI/File Photo)The…
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