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Hunger Strike Over, The Iron Lady of Manipur Aims for CM
shethepeople.tv | Thingnam Anjulika Samom | Aug 10, 2016
Irom Sharmila — the Iron Lady of Manipur — who has been on a fast going on 16 years, fighting for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), has now broken that fast – with a taste of honey. Her struggle is far from over, she says, and she will enter the electoral fray, aiming to be Chief Minister, and make that change a reality.
While nationally and internationally, she has made headlines as an icon and hero for her incredible struggle and fortitude all these years, in Manipur itself, the reactions range from full-blown support to a more complicated assessment. Irom Sharmila’s decisions to marry and contest elections — while personal — are also, after all, socially and politically significant.
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