Meet Irom Sharmila, Manipur’s Iron Lady

She refused to eat for 16 years demanding the repeal of AFSPA from Manipur. This made her one of India’s most prominent faces of resistance. She turned 47 today. Who is she?

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14 March 2019 6:01 AM

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