Aditi Rao Hydari, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Imran Khan and other celebs show support to Sonam Wangchuk amid hunger strike

As Sonam Wangchuks hunger strike enters day 18 his deteriorating health has left everyone worried Several celebrities over the past few days have been raising their voice and extending support to the activist in his fight for the future of studentsBollywood celebs support Sonam WangchukVeteran actress Zeenat Aman was among the first to extend her support She shared a lengthy note calling Wangchuk one of Indiarsquos greatest minds urging the government to immediately start a peaceful dialogue with him ldquoWe must not become a society that sits back and watches one of its greatest minds be sacrificedrdquo she wroteSonakshi Sinha also shared a video and wrote Ab dekha nahi jaa rahahellip dil nahi maan rahahellipwangchuksworld Sirhellip we cant lose youView this post on InstagramA post shared by Sonakshi Sinha aslisonaNaseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah were among the signatories who signed a joint statement supporting the protestersrsquo demands while requesting Wangchuk to end his fastActress Shreya Dhanwanthary hailed Wangchukrsquos peaceful resistance however she also urged him to consider ending the fast before his health suffered irreversible damageActress Swara Bhasker was seen personally reaching Jantar Mantar and meeting Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke ldquoThe indefatigable Sonam Wangchuk sir is fighting for your childrenrsquos future All my solidarity and gratituderdquo she later wrote on InstagramView this post on InstagramA post shared by Sonakshi Sinha aslisonaPrakash Raj was also seen visiting Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar and addressed those participating in the protest 3 Idioits actor Omi Vaidya made an emotional video appeal linking Wangchuk to the filmrsquos character Phunsukh Wangdu played by Aamir Khan ldquoI donrsquot want Phunsukh Wangdu to dierdquo Omi said and later urged viewers to pay attention to Wangchukrsquos deteriorating health and support himFatima Sana Shaikh took to Instagram to share photographs of Wangchuk expressing concern over his deteriorating health Itrsquos now been 19 days We cannot keep waiting until itrsquos too late to start listeninghellip Someone like Sonam Wangchuk who has given so much to this country shouldnrsquot have to risk his health just to be heard she captioned the postView this post on InstagramA post shared by Fatima Sana Shaikh fatimasanashaikhAditi Rao Hydari also took to Instagram sharing a picture of Sonam and wrote Political differences shape a nationrsquos politics Humanity shapes its characterThis life is invaluableActor Imran Khan took to Instagram to share a long note about the NEET paper leak issue He shared a separate post where he posted an animated picture of an army of cockroaches following Mahatma Gandhi Standing up for the future wangchuksworld ChaloSansad he wroteActor Atul Kulkarni even announced that he will be joining Sonam by observing a oneday hunger strike at his home He shared a video in which he said ldquoTomorrow on July 16 I will be observing a oneday hunger strike from my own home There are two reasons behind this fast Firstly I want to connect with the pain that Sonam ji and his associates are going through Secondly I want to request our government to show its sensitivity towards the matterrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by Atul Kulkarni atulkulkarni_officialMeanwhile filmmaker and actor Anurag Kashyap also voiced his support for Sonam Wangchuk Sharing several photos of the activist Kashyap also posted a long note on his Instagram story that read ldquoThere was a time when hunger strike had some meaning People donrsquot go on hunger strike just like that Itrsquos really troubling when the system becomes so indifferent to peoplersquos lives Only a man as empathetic and a believer of truth and justice has the courage to do that I donrsquot 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 proof of their guilt and their murderous intent I stand with the brave heart that Sonam Wangchuk isrdquoSoni Razdan also joined the growing list of celebrities and requested Wangchuk to end his strike by saying Dear Sonam Wangchuk For your health we all do pray Please do not leave us in this way Please live to fight another day Please stay Please end your fast todayTV celebrities support Sonam WangchukShweta Tiwari took to Instagram Stories to support Sonam Wangchukrsquos hunger strike but she clearly distanced herself from CJP She wrote ldquoSonam Wangchuk is fighting for a genuine causeeducation and the future of our children That cause deserves attention and the government should listen to his concerns seriously At the same time I have absolutely no inclination towards CJP I disagree with the way they are handling this and feel they are using his struggle to push their own agenda I donrsquot support that approach My support is for Sonam Wangchuk and the cause he is fighting fornot for any political group or organisation trying to benefit from itBigg Boss 17 fame Ayesha Khan also supported the cause admitting that she had been unaware of Wangchukrsquos hunger strike urging paparazzi and entertainment media to give the issue greater attentionldquoWe are so lost in glamour beauty and controversies that we often end up being avoidant to the things that actually need our attentionrdquo she wroteSimilarly veteran actress Kunickaa Sadanand shared a video asking citizens to support those questioning the government In her video she stated that democracy does not remain alive through voting but when citizens stand up for one anotherrsquos rights and refuse to remain indifferent when voices demanding truth and justice are silencedView this post on InstagramA post shared by ThelogicalthinkingIndian tltiofficialTV actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee also extended her support by resharing a video on her Instagram Stories stating that the activist was not asking for anything unreasonable and was merely asking for accountability from the government The post also questioned the silence of several prominent names from the film industryRubina Dilaik took to her Stories to reshare Zeenat Amanrsquos statement and called Wangchuk a ldquoreal herordquoldquoHe is a real hero Donrsquot let him die fighting for our countryrsquos own goodrdquo she wrote