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Manipur's Iron lady Irom Sharmila in search for a home
India Today | Indrajit Kundu | Kolkata, August 10, 2016
The burden of being Manipur's Iron Lady has weighed heavily on Irom Sharmila's frail shoulders. "I don't want to be seen as some Goddess. They want me to be a statue without a voice, it hurts," she said after breaking her fast on Tuesday.
But moments after her historic move, murmurs of dissent became louder on the streets of Imphal. Sharmila knew it would be an unpopular decision and the backlash was instant.
Even though she broke her fast, Sharmila continues her vow to not meet her mother till she achieves her goal- to get AFSPA repealed from Manipur. "I miss her a lot" she says but despite being released on bail, she does not want to stay at her home.
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