The Saturday Profile: A Heroine After a 16-Year Fast, Now Spurned by Many Irom Sharmila was the revered symbol of local resistance to abuses by the armed forces in India until she ended her fast and decided to run for office. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:The South Korean Election, in PicturesNavy SEAL Who Died in Somalia Was Alongside, not Behind, Local ForcesChina’s Newest Propaganda Format: Children’s Bedtime StoriesBuying Spree Brings Attention to Opaque Chinese Company245 Migrants Feared Dead in Mediterranean ShipwrecksChristian Governor in Indonesia Found Guilty of Blasphemy Against Islam