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Irom Sharmila toyed with party ties
- Activist changed mind after advice; student union decries Centre's stand
The Telegraph | Khelen Thokchom | Imphal, July 27
Before Manipur rights crusader Irom Sharmila took the decision to contest the elections as an Independent candidate, she had toyed with the idea of using the platform of a political party to fight the election. She finally changed her mind after a "close associate" advised her against joining any party.
Describing himself as "a close associate" of Sharmila, Th. Suresh Singh (former director of Manipur health services) declined to name the party she had wanted to join. It is unlikely to have been the Congress that has been ruling the state for three consecutive terms under the leadership of chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh. Sharmila has been a strong critic of Ibobi Singh and his team, making blistering attacks for its alleged misrule and insensitivity.
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