Btw In 1984, Sonam Wangchuk's father, Sonam Wangyal, went on hunger strike for ST status for Ladakh, and then PM Indira Gandhi flew to Leh to meet him and gave him juice to break his fast.
Prof. G.D. Agarwal, also known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand, died in 2018 after fasting for 114 days to demand a clean Ganga.
One hundred and fourteen days.
Yet neither the government nor the media paid him the attention his sacrifice deserved.
Here are 6 reasons it’s not big news yet:
1. MLA of Vasaiis from BJP
2. MLA of Nalasopara is from BJP
3. MP of Palghar is from BJP
4. MLC is from Shinde faction
5. Municipal commissioner is BJP appointed
6. The chief minister is from BJP
- 11,363 ODI runs.
- 38 international hundreds.
- One of India's most successful skippers and openers.
- Only to win 4 consecutive POTM awards in ODIs.
- The former president of the BCCI.
- The dada of Indian cricket.
- The prince of Kolkata.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SOURAV GANGULY.