Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer, innovator, and activist, had begun the indefinite fast on June 28 in solidarity with student protests (linked to the Cockroach Janta Party / CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over alleged NEET and other exam paper leaks, related suicides, and demands for accountability and education reforms (including calls for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation). He was later shifted from the protest site to hospital due to deteriorating health (reports noted significant weight loss).
He broke the fast after talks and written/verbal government assurances, which included a positive stance on no cases against peaceful protesters, consideration of compensation for affected families of suicide victims, and parliamentary discussion of paper-leak accountability and education reforms. Wangchuk stated he ended it after “a long negotiation on various conditions and in view of possible violence in the country,” while urging supporters to maintain peace. Visuals and reports show him sipping soup (or similar) from a cup, with Nadda and others present; he remarked along the lines of “hunger tastes better.” His wife Gitanjali Angmo and leaders from the Apex Body of Leh Ladakh were also there. PM Modi publicly wished him a speedy recovery.
Some online commentary (matching the tone of the query text) has critically framed the scene—Wangchuk accepting or being seen with a saffron/orange scarf or cloth (described by some as a gamcha/shawl) while ending the fast in Nadda’s presence—as a symbolic “political funeral” or compromise, questioning the consistency of his sudden involvement in and exit from the protest. Mainstream reporting focuses on the negotiations, assurances, and his health rather than ritual elements like tikka; the broader CJP-led protests have continued with residual demands.