Mumbai/IBNS, July 15 -- Veteran actors Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Shabana Azmi, and Soni Razdan, along with several eminent personalities, have appealed to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike as concerns mount over his deteriorating health on the 18th day of his fast.

Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in national-level competitive examinations.

Eminent personalities extend support

In a joint statement, signed by several prominent figures including Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, writer Arundhati Roy, and economist Jayati Ghosh, the signatories expressed solidarity with Wangchuk's movem...