‘I’M SORRY BUT I’M UNABLE TO SPEAK’: HERO OF INDIA’S COCKROACH PARTY WEAKENS ON 19TH DAY OF HUNGER STRIKE
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The climate activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who has become the figurehead of anti-government protests in Delhi, is resisting calls to end his fast until the education minister resigns As night falls on day 18 of… It is 7pm and Sonam Wangchuk looks weak.
A physiotherapist sits beside him on the stage massaging his arms to soothe his aching joints. Propped up against pillows and bolsters, Wangchuk whispers: “I’m sorry, but I’m unable to speak.” The activist and engineer has lost close to 9kg from a body that was spare and lean to begin with. Doctors say it is around this stage of a hunger strike that the body enters a state of severe starvation, breaking down fat and muscle, resulting in extreme weakness, impaired brain function and electrolyte imbalance.
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- India | The Guardian: The climate activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who has become the figurehead of anti-government protests in Delhi, is resisting calls to end his fast until the education minister resigns As night falls on day 18 of…
- India | The Guardian: A physiotherapist sits beside him on the stage massaging his arms to soothe his aching joints.
- India | The Guardian: Propped up against pillows and bolsters, Wangchuk whispers: “I’m sorry, but I’m unable to speak.” The activist and engineer has lost close to 9kg from a body that was spare and lean to begin with.
- India | The Guardian: Doctors say it is around this stage of a hunger strike that the body enters a state of severe starvation, breaking down fat and muscle, resulting in extreme weakness, impaired brain function and electrolyte imbalance.
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- Topic: INDIA — the feed headline centres on SORRY, UNABLE, SPEAK, HERO, INDIA.
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- Published: 17 Jul 2026, 04:00 UK.
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