Irom Sharmila is set to marry long-time partner Desmond Coutinho. (File) Irom Sharmila is set to marry long-time partner Desmond Coutinho. (File)Human rights activist Irom Sharmila visited the sub-registrar’s office in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday to register her marriage with long-time British partner Desmond Coutinho, reported The Times of India. The Manipuri activist has now shifted and settled in Perumalmalai in Kodaikanal. Despite the formalities being completed under the Hindu Marriage Act yesterday, the couple was told by the sub-registrar that they will be granted permission only after they have registered it under the Special Marriage Act, as their marriage is inter-religious.

Source: Indian Express July 13, 2017 06:29 UTC