The political landscape in conflict-laden Manipur will be such a confounding mosaic until March 2017, the deadline for elections to the state’s assembly. Irom Sharmila now has a bank account, with the State Bank of India. Last week, she visited the mother of Luingamla, a Tangkhul Naga girl who was shot in 1986 by an army lieutenant for resisting rape. She is today a protest icon for Tangkhul women. If not as a candidate, then as an electoral morale booster that could affect both incumbents and those like the BJP.

Source: Mint September 14, 2016 19:07 UTC