Since then she has been produced in court from time to time, rearrested and produced again in court. She is force fed at a government hospital at Porompat in Imphal where the ward she is in has been converted into a jail.
Sharmila has received several global awards and several prominent personalities from different parts of the country have visited her in support of her demands.
Her brother and spokesman Irom Singhajit said social organisations including Just Peace Foundation would hold candlelight demonstrations in Imphal while public discussions would be held during the day.
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