Irom Sharmila Chanu, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" is an Indian civil rights activist and poet from the state of Manipur. In 2000, she began a hunger strike to abolish the Armed Forces Act, 1958. She ended her intermittent fast in 2016, after being force-fed for over 500 weeks in custody.
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The day AFSPA is repealed I will eat rice from my mother's hand.
"A Life-Affirming Fast", Economic & Political Weekly (23 March 2013)
I got nothing out of fasting for 16 years. I want to contest election and become chief minister because I need power for a big change in society and system.
Irom Sharmila ends fast, says "want to become Manipur CM", Hindustan Times (9 August, 2016)
I am identified as an embodiment of saints. Since the beginning of my fast, there is no change in the mindset of the people.
Irom Sharmila: I want to be free like a bird and fly, BBC (10 August, 2016)
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Irom Sharmila Chanu, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" is an Indian civil rights activist and poet from the state of Manipur. In 2000, she began a hunger strike to abolish the Armed Forces Act, 1958. She ended her intermittent fast in 2016, after being force-fed for over 500 weeks in custody. Amnesty International has declared her a prisoner of conscience.
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