Irom Chanu Sharmila

Irom Chanu Sharmila , also known as the Iron Lady of Manipur or Mengoubi is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur. OnNovember 2000, she began a hunger strike which is still ongoing. Having refused food and water for more than 500 weeks, she has been called the worlds longest hunger striker. On International Womens Day, 2014 she was voted the top woman icon of India by MSN Poll.

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