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Manipur Woman Paraded Naked: 'Wouldn't Have Happened If Centre Intervened,' Says Irom Sharmila

Days after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, Sharmila on May 6 requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to visit her home state to understand the problem and address them

Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu who went on a hunger strike for 16 years against Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur said the horrific incident of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur wouldn't have happened had the Centre had intervened.

In a message to the people of ethnic strife-torn Manipur, activist Irom Sharmila asks them to be humane and urges them to leave the path of barbarism and hatred. Known as the "Iron Lady," Irom Sharmila had gone on a hunger strike for nearly 16 years to protest against the misuse of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), till one day, she walked away and began her life with Desmond, a British Indian, in Bengaluru.

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