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Morung Express | Sanjay (Xonzoi) Barbora | Kohima, Sep 12
The second article appeared in the English daily, The Telegraph, of September 5, 2011 entitled “Irom Speaks up on Romance”, by Nishit Dholabhai, about the fact that Manipur’s iconic symbol against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), is perhaps seeing someone against the wishes of some people who are close to her.
Similarly, the story about Irom Sharmila being in love with someone, despite social opposition, is something that most people in Imphal were aware of several months ago.
Sharmila has been demonstrating against militarisation in the starkest manner possible, by denying herself of food and water for the past ten years. Such an epic struggle has the overall support of civil society, not only in Imphal but also across the Northeast region.
Hence, it is expected that this kind of support elicit a higher order of expectations from Sharmila by those who identify with her struggle. Perhaps this is unfair but it is not surprising at all.
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