Citing the ongoing India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2025 tournament in Dubai, jailed Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, questioned the narrative around his visit to Pakistan to attend a climate conference back in February 2025. She asked if India can play a match with Pakistan, why one of its heroes (referring to Wangchuk) can't attend a conference there.
“If India can play cricket with Pakistan, why can’t one of its heroes (Sonam Wangchuk), attend a UN conference there?” she said in a post on 'X'.
September 28, 2025
Earlier, Angmo posted a video clip, featuring Wangchuk speaking about climate change and praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's climate initiatives at the event in Pakistan. "The Pakistan narrative about Sonam Wangchuk is false and defamatory. We w