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A voice for the North-East :: liveMint.com
Wed, Nov 3 2010. 9:02 PM IST
India and Indians are obsessed about events in Kashmir. And they are equally oblivious about events in the North-East. Which is one reason why this newspaper has chosen to comment on the 10th anniversary of a hunger strike launched by Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila (Chanu).
The good news for the Indian government is that mainstream media usually chooses to ignore events in the state (it’s not Kashmir, see?). Thus, a crippling blockage earlier this year went unreported for a long time by the national media. This is what makes Sharmila’s steadfastness and fortitude unique. With no end in sight, she has continued her fight, choosing a form of protest that India should ideally be well placed to understand: non-violence.
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