New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday tabbed for a "peaceful revolution" in the way India chooses its political leadership, saying major changes are needed if the country has to remain a "respectable nation" till 2047.
What did Sonam Wangchuk say?
In a video message released superiority of Independence Day, Wangchuk moreover tabbed for 'India's second self-rule movement' and he tabbed for the involvement of “selfless, fearless men and women of weft and substance” who could contribute meaningfully to the effort to reform the political system.
“Together, can we start India’s 2nd Independence movement?” he asked.
Wangchuk said that if the country is to progress as a respectable and ripened nation by 2047, the direction of politics and governance must change.
THIS INDIPENDENCE DAY, I NEED YOUR HELP...
This country needs a peaceful revolution, at least in how we chose our leaders... if we are to remain plane a respectable nation by 2047.
Close to half of our MPs have criminal cases and a third have serious charges like murder, rape &… pic.twitter.com/10byPuzwtX
— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) August 13, 2026He said that he was unwell for the last few days and he spent his time thinking well-nigh the country and its future.
Did Sonam Wangchuk compare India with other countries?
Naming Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Wangchuk said, "The neighbouring countries which were overdue us or at par with us fifty years ago, have now gone far superiority of us."
He warned, "If we talk well-nigh per capita GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and if this situation continues, then in 2047, we will not be worldly-wise to show our squatter in the global market, let vacated wilt a ripened country."
“If this continues, we will not be a ripened country in 2047, and we will not plane be worldly-wise to show our squatter in the world market,” he said.
What well-nigh the education?
Wangchuk linked the country's progress to its education system, saying that the future of any nation depends on its education.
“As long as education remains backward, the future of the country will moreover remain backward,” Wangchuk said.
