India, Oct. 1 -- Jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo wrote to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, appealing to her tribal background to understand the feelings of the people of Ladakh against the backdrop of the protests and her husband's arrest.

In the letter, which she also sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, Angmo calls for an "unconditional release" of Sonam Wangchuk, whom she described as a "peaceful Gandhian protester" agitating for climate change and upliftment of a backward tribal belt.

Sonam Wangchuk was arrested in Leh last week following the violent protests over the demand for extension of protections under Sixth Schedule and statehood to Ladakh. He was charged under the str...