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'Iron' Irom Sharmila’s fast enters 13th year tomorrow
The Hindu | PTI | Imphal, November 4, 2012
The ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’ Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike since 2000 demanding repeal of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), will be completing 12 years of fast on Monday.
Ms. Sharmila began her hunger strike after the death of 10 people in an alleged encounter with the Assam Rifles at Malom in Imphal Valley on November 2, 2000.
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