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Save Irom Sharmila campaign reaches Chennai
Times of India | TNN | Nov 28, 2011, Chennai:
The campaign to save Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila ,whohasbeen on a hunger fast for 12 years , reached Chennai on Sunday. Seven representatives from different NGOs arrived in the city to spread awareness about Sharmila , who is fasting to demand the complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA ) in Manipur.
Chennai is the fourth stop of their journey across 10 states , which began in Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat.
Activists conducted the first partof their campaign from Srinagar toImphal ,covering states where the AFSPA had been in force . Now in the second stage , the group moves on to Hyderabad , Bhubaneshwar , Raipur , Bhopal and Jaipur and will end at the Hazratbal shrine on December 4.
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