Sharmila awarded Rabindranath Tagore peace award

Sep 12, 2010 |

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Social activist Ms Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast unto death for past nine years demanding withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 from Manipur, has been awarded 'Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize'.

The award carrying Rs 51 lakhs, a gold medal and a citation was given to Ms Sharmila by the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).

IIPM founder director, Mr M.K. Choudhury, presented the prize to Ms Sharmila at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital here on Saturday, where she is lodged and is being fed through the nose by police against her will, said sources close to Sharmila.

Hailing the social activist as a rare human rights crusader, Mr Choudhury who was accompanied by IIPM registrar, Mr Ratna Choudhury said, "Sharmila's struggle would succeed."

Ms Sharmila, who began fast unto death after the Assam Rifles killed 10 people at Malom village in Imphal valley in a encounter would complete ten years of her struggle on November 2 next, they said.

She has already been awarded many prizes by both national and international organisations in her struggle for restoration of human rights in the region, they added.

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