On 26 July, 2016 Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur announced in the District Court premises that she would end her 16-year-old fast on 9 August, contest the ensuing Manipur Legislative Assembly election in 2017 to sustain her campaign for repealing the Armed Forces Special Power Act-1958 in a different way and get married.
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