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The Untold Stories of Modern Social Activists
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 25 August 2011, 03:35 IST |
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Irom Sharmila
Justice has never shown mercy to Sharmila, not even the vestiges of mercy have reached her in a decade. The 'Iron Lady of Manipur' has been on hunger strike from November 2000 demanding the Indian government to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. The draconian rule have been haunting the people in Manipur and the unlimited powers of the armed forces have resulted in countless human right violations in the North Eastern region. The strict enactment of AFSPA can narrate stories of brutality that smells blood and hundreds of lives have become the victims of it over the years. When Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev can make headlines with their means of protests, it's shocking to see the media apathy at its worse in Sharmila's case where the fragile lady is at her deathbed fighting for a cause that is long ignored by the government which apparently is waiting for another martyr.
