New Delhi, July 25 -- Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk on Friday responded to critics who questioned his decision to end the 26-day hunger strike held in support of students protesting over the alleged NEET paper leak.

In a video message posted on social media, he questioned why his commitment to the cause needed a character certificate.

Wangchuk said, "After 26 days of fasting for the sake of students, losing 11 kilograms of body weight in which I have also lost muscle mass and my organs and brain reached the verge of irreversible damage, and doing all this in the scorching heat of Delhi after coming from the bitter cold of Ladakh, do I have to seek a character certificate from anyone about how sacred my fast was, about who...