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I have decided to quit politics: Irom Sharmila

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March 13, 2017

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After her dismal performance in the Manipur assembly elections, human rights activist and founder of PRJA, Irom Sharmila on Saturday announced her decision to quit politics but said she will continue her fight her AFSPA in the state. "I am fed up with this political system. I have decided to quit active politics. I will move to south India as I need to calm my mind," Sharmila told. "But I will continue my fight against AFSPA until and unless it is repealed. But I will fight as a social activist," she said. Sharmila, who contested from Thoubal constituency against Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was relegated to the fourth position. She secured just 90 votes. The two other candidates of her newly formed party Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) lost their deposits.

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