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30 Aug 2026, 11:17 am

Not just Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots (2009) claim, activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk has also responded to Salman Khan’s viral, “Sonam, it’s done, bro” post.

During a conversation with Prakhar Gupta, Sonam said, “Majbooriyan rahi hongi sabki (everyone would have had their share of compulsions). I don’t want to get into that.”

“You have to look in all directions. The fact that he even said something at all, I respect that. Otherwise, I can’t comment on his compulsions,” he added.

On July 22, Salman extended his support to the Cockroach Janta Party-led student protest over the NEET-UG paper leak. He wrote on X, “It was such a peaceful movement, feel so sad that it had to take a violent turn. My heart goes out to the students and their families who were hurt. Paper leak is a very serious issue, and I am glad to know n see that the kids of our country have come together for a better educational system, and their parents supported them. I truly appreciate the stand they have taken, showing dedication, sincerity, and keenness to study hard n make their future and a greater, educated India. This andolan, this protest, is the right way to go abt it, n the students have done this peacefully. So courageous and brave. Driven and motivated towards education, this generation will make India proud. This issue is between the students and the educational system, it should not be hijacked politically, the credit should only go to the students of our country, and I am sure the government will also give them all the support n make it a stronger educational system. It’s a win-win situation. Hoping n praying for a positive decision. God bless all of you who wanna be educated.”

He added, “Education should be the next trend and fashion, and should get trendier n more fashionable yr by yr, itna k bahar se log come to India to study and India becomes an educational hub.”

Just a day after, Salman flipped his stance. He appealed to demonstrators to end the agitation, expressing confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ensure action against those responsible. “The students are at top priority, educationally n security-wise, so they need not worry and have their parents worried for them. The Honorable Prime Minister has tweeted, and I am sure that he will take strict action against all those people who are responsible for this leak. So students, plz go back to your parents n homes,” he wrote on X.

The actor added, “Sonam, it’s done, bro. Don’t extend this. Keep the spirit for another day if there be a need, which I doubt, n eat something. If u want, will send u food from home.”

As soon as Salman posted this, “Sonam, it’s done, bro” went viral, with many churning out memes on the same. Some memes made it to T-shirts, which even Sonam Wangchuk responded to with amusement recently. He also accepted a T-shirt as a gift, and said he’s receiving it out of a “healthy sentiment.”

Sonam Wangchuk’s agitation, however, led to success as the Union Government accepted the students’ demands, leading to the removal of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Education Minister.