As climate activist Sonam Wangchuk remains hospitalised following his 21-day hunger strike, his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, has stepped into the spotlight, declaring she will lead the planned march.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleClimate activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken away from Jantar Mantar on the 21st day of his hunger strike, which he began on June 28, 2026, in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Now, his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, has stepped into the spotlight, declaring that she will lead the Parliament march scheduled for July 20, 2026, if her husband is unable to participate and insisting that no treatment be administered without the family's consent.
Speaking to reporters outside Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday, Gitanjali Angmo said the movement would continue regardless of Wangchuk's condition. She declared:
"The youth have kept the movement on. Even if Sonam can't participate in the march, I will represent him and lead the march on Monday. It's not that by forcefully removing Sonam they can stop it."
She said Wangchuk joined the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led agitation because he believed its demands for education reforms were genuine. "Gen Z has shown how peacefully they can protest," she said, describing the campaign as an organic movement that has grown beyond the issue of exam paper leaks.
Throughout the day, Angmo has been sharing updates on X (formerly Twitter), urging doctors not to administer oral or intravenous treatment without the consent of Wangchuk's family or the medical team that had monitored him during his hunger strike.
She later alleged inconsistencies in the hospital's medical reports, claiming Wangchuk's potassium level had reportedly dropped from 4.3 to 2.9 within 24 hours.
Calling the situation a "lack of transparency," Angmo said the family had sought copies of Wangchuk's medical reports and requested an independent examination before consenting to treatment.
"I've asked them not to administer potassium. We are going to do another test from a different lab before giving medicines. Sonam is absolutely fine, and we will soon shift him to a hospital we trust," she said.
She also questioned the heavy police presence at the hospital and alleged that the family had not been allowed to carry mobile phones inside. In her latest update, Angmo alleged that the hospital authorities are "not allowing" her to "get a second opinion by taking him to another lab," nor are they giving her blood samples to get them tested elsewhere.
Although Sonam Wangchuk has long been a public figure, Gitanjali has largely stayed out of the limelight. She hails from a Punjabi Jain family, and her upbringing has shaped her interest in social development right from a very young age. She took a degree in Physics from Fakir Mohan University and also has an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.
A social entrepreneur and educationist, she co-founded the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL) with Wangchuk in 2017. The institute focuses on sustainable education, passive solar architecture and innovative solutions for communities living in the Himalayan region.
She has also founded businesses including Pushan, Shanghai Power Projects Ltd, and the publishing house Helios Books. A Chevening Scholar at the University of Oxford, Angmo is also a black belt in karate, an accomplished Odissi and Russian ballet dancer, and a recipient of the Women Transforming India Award.
Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali J Angmo met at an education conference. Their passion in the field of education brought them together. Wangchuk and Angmo always have each other’s back and have always been an inspiration to one another. Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali J Angmo have no children, and the couple spends their time on social causes.
Angmo first gained national attention during Wangchuk's prolonged detention in 2025, when she approached the Supreme Court, wrote to the President, and publicly campaigned for his release.
With Wangchuk now hospitalised, Gitanjali has once again emerged as the public face of the movement, pledging to carry forward the July 20 march if he is unable to attend himself.
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