Politics

India activist ends hunger strike after 26 days

Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence".

Prominent Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has concluded a 26-day hunger strike, undertaken to back youth-led demonstrations advocating for education reforms.

Mr. Wangchuk, widely known as "

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