The recent youth-led protests have weakened Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "terribly", says leading activist Sonam Wangchuk whose hunger strike galvanised the movement. Wangchuk told the BBC that the atmosphere in the country had changed following mass demonstrations which triggered the resignation of the education minister on 25 July. Wangchuk fasted in scorching heat in the capital, Delhi, for 26 days in June and July, consuming only salt and water. The activist was forcibly taken to hospitals which he says were "more like prisons" for the final six days of his fast. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned the day after Wangchuk ended his hunger strike.