Irom Charu Sharmila
the youngest of nine
with christian first name
manipuri second
hindu third enters
fourteenth year of fast
unto death, a record of sorts
for guiness, incumberance
for state
on death bed she lies
tethered and force fed
through glucose line
just enough to keep her
from dying, just enough
that she can be dumped
by minions
like opinion when time’s ripe.
Below text from Kindle special edition; 25 mindset women
Sharmila’s fast is an open act of political dissent against an entire culture of trying to shove a view point through the barrel of the gun. Her fast unto death began as response to the Malom massacre on Nov 2, 2000 when security forces killed 10 innocent civilians 12 km away from the heart of Imphal (India). The importance of her act lies in bringing about a change in the culture of violence in the north-east.
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