India, Oct. 3 -- Detained climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Friday said she does not wish to politicise her husband's arrest as it "does not align" with the couple's values.

Angmo vowed to fight the case for Wangchuk legally and on its merits while confirming that she has approached the Supreme Court seeking her husband's immediate release.

"We have support from every corner, but as I have said from the start, I do not want to politicise this issue because that is not aligned with Sonam's or my value system. We have always been apolitical. We want to fight this on its merits," Angmo told ANI.

Sonam Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) and shifted to Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan for ...