Kovilan Smaraka Activist India National Award presented by the Kovilan Trust, Kerala to Irom Sharmila along with a cash prize of 50,000, and citation at Press Club, Kolkata on October 27 2012 . However, the award was returned to trust as Iche Sharmila has decided not to accept any awards till her demands are met
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