Irom Sharmila Urges Mass Support for Sonam Wangchuk's Hunger Strike

Irom Sharmila, a well-known activist from Manipur, has spoken about Sonam Wangchuk, another activist who has been on a hunger strike for 28 days.

Sharmila believes that many people should support Wangchuk because it's not just his responsibility to make changes.

She thinks that if more people join the protest, the government will have to listen.

Wangchuk is protesting to get the Education Minister to resign and to change how exams are conducted.

Sharmila herself once fasted for 16 years to protest a law that gives special powers to the military.

She says that protests only work when lots of people participate together.