Activist Sonam Wangchuk has received a lot of support from Bollywood celebrities amid his indefinite hunger strike over alleged exam paper leaks. The activist is joined by the Cockroach Janta Party members at Jantar Mantar, who have demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities and paper leaks related to the NEET-UG examination. Hrithik Roshan is the latest Hindi film celebrity who has voiced his opinion and come out in support of Wangchuk. He reacted to a statement of the activist questioning the public silence over alleged exam paper leaks. Here’s what he said!
Hrithik Roshan supports Sonam Wangchuk
reposted a reel of Sonam Wangchuk shared by actress Lisa Ray on his Instagram stories. Reacting to what the activist, the Bollywood actor wrote, “This sounds true. I learnt about the trauma students go through when I played a teacher in one of my movies.” For the unversed, the actor played the role of a mathematics teacher, Anand Kumar, in Vikas Bahl’s Super 30. Take a look at his story below:
Hrithik Roshan’s Instagram story
In a video shared by Lisa on her Instagram handle, the activist questioned public silence over alleged exam paper leaks. He wondered when people will wake up, claiming that twenty young souls took their own lives. mentioned that students work hard all their lives to sincereply prepare and succeed in these examinations.
However, he further claimed, “And even those examinations are rigged. So, it means a lot for those young souls and their families. But also it means a lot for you, because the doctors who will treat you and your children are going to be those who cheated, were never good for becoming a doctor.” The activist alleged that the same theory applies to engineers. “They’ll build buildings in which your grandchildren will be buried alive,” he added.
On a concluding note, the activist stated that if people don’t raise their voice today when he is taking an inititave, then they are ‘condemned’ to keep dying like animals.
Hrirthik Roshan’s work front
Meanwhile, on the work front, Hrithik was last seen in Shiv Rawail’s Alpha. The actor made a special appearance in Alia Bhatt and Sharvari’s spy thriller, which was theatrically released on July 3. Prior to that, Roshan featured in Ayan Mukerji’s War 2 with Kiara Advani and Jr NTR. It was released in 2025.