Anurag Kashyap stands by Sonam Wangchuk, calls the government's silence deafening

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has extended his support to activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk amid his ongoing hunger strike. He shared a post on social media and criticised the government's silence, calling it "deafening." Praising Wangchuk's courage, Kashyap said only someone with deep empathy and a commitment to truth and justice could undertake such a protest.

Sharing a post on his Instagram story, the 52-year-old actor-director wrote, “There was a time when hunger strike had some meaning. People don’t go on hunger strike just like that. It’s really troubling when the system becomes so indifferent to people’s lives. Only a man as empathetic and a believer of truth and justice has the courage to do that (sic).”

Continuing, “I



don’t have the courage to do what Sonam Wangchuk is doing. But the silence from the powers to be is deafening to the point that it is a proof of their guilt and their murderous intent. I stand is with the brave heart that Sonam Wangchuk is (sic).”

In a separate post, he condemned the administration in Hindi and wrote, “Behre bhi itne behre nahin hotey, aur andhe bhi itne andhe nahin hotey. jaanwar aur rakshason ke dil bhi itne patthar nahin hotey. Ye unse bhi badtar aadamkhor hain . Chup rehne mein sharam aaney lagi hai." (Even the deaf are not this deaf, and even the blind are not this blind. Even animals and monsters don't have hearts this stone-hearted. They are worse than them—human predators. Remaining silent has become something to be ashamed of) (sic)."