India, July 14 -- Support for Sonam Wangchuk's protest continues to grow, with actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, writer Arundhati Roy, economist Jayati Ghosh and several other prominent voices urging him and fellow protesters to end their indefinite hunger strike. Their appeal comes a few hours after actors Zeenat Aman, Omi Vaidya, Prakash Raj and Shreya Dhanwanthary publicly backed Sonam Wangchuk's movement. While standing firmly behind the demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, the signatories stressed that the campaign needs its leaders alive, healthy and able to carry the fight forward.

The appeal comes as the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest entered its 24th day, while Sonam completed...