4:42 pm: She tastes honey to symbolically end the fast.
4:41 pm: I want to contest elections against Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, says the human rights activist. When asked if she will join a political party, she says parties have approached her but ‘all I need is 20 Independents.’
4:40 pm: We need non-violence, without draconian law the State can be governed, says Sharmila. She once agains appeals the prime minister to repeal the AFSPA.
4:35 pm: When questioned if she took the decision to end fast so that she can ‘settle down’, Sharmila says love is personal matter and natural.
4:20 pm: I want to join politics as I’ve been called the Iron lady of Manipur & I want to live upto that name, she says.
4:18 pm: From today onwards I have ended my fast, says Irom Sharmila in Imphal
4:15 pm: Irom Sharmila ends her fast after being on fast for the last 16 years demanding repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
2:15 pm: CJM grants bail to Sharmila. She furnishes bond of Rs. 10,000.
2.03 pm: “I have been fasting for 16 years and not got anything from it. I want to try different agitation now — one that will see me contest against the Chief Minister of the State,” says Irom Sharmila.
1.40 pm: The next hearing of the case is on August 23.
1.30 pm: Irom Sharmila returns to judicial custody.
1.00 pm: Cross examination of police officer by defence counsel starts.
