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Irom Sharmila marries long-time partner

Updated At : 07:00 AM Aug 18, 2017 IST

Irom Sharmila with her husband Desmond Coutinho. PTI

Kodaikanal (TN): Manipur civil rights activist Irom Sharmila, 44, married her long-time partner Desmond Coutinho, a British national, under the Special Marriage Act on Thursday. The ‘Iron Lady’ had broken her 16-year-long fast, the world’s longest, against AFSPA in Manipur on August 9, 2016. Sharmila moved to this hill town with Coutinho following her defeat in the Manipur Assembly elections. Sharmila said she would raise her voice for the welfare of tribals in Kodaikanal hills. PTI

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